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World War II vets part of Memorial Day ceremonies

All fans received miniature American flags, while the pregame U.S. national anthem, as well as "God Bless America" in the seventh-inning stretch, were performed by Technical Sergeant Freddie Garza Jr. of the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

The colors were presented in the pregame ceremony by Joint Base Lewis-McChord I Corps Command Honor Guard and the ceremonial first pitch was delivered by Burke Waldron, a 92-year-old from Bremerton, Wash., who ran out to the mound and then delivered a left-handed strike to catcher Steve Clevenger in front of the plate. Waldon was a Second Class Petty Officer in the U.