CHICAGO (WGN) — As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, local military veterans gathered on the softball field Saturday to celebrate the bond they still share long after their service has ended.
Army veteran Jack Erwin stepped up to the plate for Team Red, White and Blue, saying the day was about much more than softball.
“We all pay it forward to others; that’s our renewed purpose. We continue our service in other ways besides the military now,” he said…