For Claire Lackman, Busch Stadium on July 27 was more than just the scene of a Cardinals' win. The 5-2 victory over the Cubs marked Lackman's first Cardinals game. The experience was provided for a special reason.
Lackman was one of more than a dozen children in attendance that day, all honored guests of Veterans United and the Missouri National Guard. For the second consecutive year, the two organizations teamed up to take a select group of military families who have a parent serving overseas to a Cardinals game. The event, VU's director of military relations Pam Swan said, is "one way we can say thank you to our children and their parents or guardians for their daily sacrifices while their service member is deployed.