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Senator Golden to Join Wounded Warrior Organization to Announce Special Event Set for Brooklyn
Martin J. Golden
April 1, 2014
Event will be the first of its kind in New York City
Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs, will join representatives of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Organization, the Brooklyn Cyclones, and community leaders at a press conference this Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Shore Road Park located at 79th Street and Shore Road.
The officials, and a representative of the Brooklyn Cyclones, will announce details of the first ever Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball League game to be played in New York City against the Bay Ridge All-Stars. The team has traveled extensively throughout the United States.
Members of the media are welcome.
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The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) mission is to raise awareness, through exhibition and celebrity softball games, of the sacrifices and resilience of our military, and highlight their ability to rise above any challenge. The WWAST is comprised of young, competitive, athletic veterans and active duty soldiers who have lost limbs post-9/11, while serving their country in the military/war.
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