NEW YORK -- Mr. Met wore camouflage Monday, as members of the Mets, including general manager Sandy Alderson, visited the VA Hospital in Manhattan to honor veterans for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War.
"Your work, commitment and devotion to your comrades and this country are now being recognized," Alderson told a roomful of veterans. "I'm here today as one of you to thank you for what you did."
Alderson, a former platoon lieutenant, served in Vietnam and is the son of a B-57 pilot who served in three wars.
Alderson and Mets play-by-play announcer Josh Lewin participated in a question-and-answer session after the screening of a video that thanked the veterans for their service.