Last week, the US Military WarDogs took the field in the annual National Adult Baseball Association World Series in Phoenix, Arizona.

Amateur adult baseball teams from all over the United States travel to Arizona to play in the tournament.  The NABA World Series provides players and teams the unique opportunity to experience playing baseball on spring training fields of Major League Baseball teams.

Despite the glamor of the fields and the spirit of competition, the WarDogs made it clear what we represent, honoring and recognizing our Veterans.  On the opening day of the tournament, the WarDogs National team had the honor and privilege to meet with an American Veteran hero, three-time Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Mr. William Talcott.  Aside from meeting with WarDog national team members, Mr. Talcott was also honored pregame while throwing out the first pitch prior to the WarDog’s first tournament game.

“Last night was great because I was able to spend time with America’s finest. Wonderful young men. I felt honored to be among them.” – Bill Talcott

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The WarDogs will continue to recognize and NEVER FORGET our Veteran brothers and sisters in our communities.

Never Forget our Military. Never Forget our Veterans. Never Forget our Fallen.

On Thursday September 22nd, the Denver WarDogs were able to attend a Colorado Rockies game with patients and friends from the Eastern Colorado VA hospital. Four WarDogs players accompanied 8 Veterans and VA representatives to the afternoon game.

As the group took in the game, conversations amongst the players and other Veterans spanned from military service, to love of baseball and everything in between. It was a great opportunity for our players to give back to our Brothers and Sisters who sacrificed so much for our Nation.

Josh Combs, WarDogs COO and Denver Coach had this to say about the event:

“It was incredible to see how organic the conversations were between our guys and the folks from the VA. Baseball represents a sense of normalcy for everybody involved, and to be able to connect like this while taking in a game and growing personal networks like everybody did is one of the reasons we formed the WarDogs.”

The event was put on in conjunction with the Eastern Colorado VA’s Recreational Therapy group. The Rec Therapy group uses a range of activities to help meet the physical and emotional needs of patients with varying ranges of physical and/or emotional disabilities in order to help them develop skills for daily living.

The event itself was an incredible success with friendships formed and bonds created; the bigger take-away for the WarDogs in attendance was in discovering other ways to give back and support other Veterans currently utilizing the VA. Members of the team were able to connect with other volunteer coordinators at the VA and are hopeful for long term partnerships and opportunities to support our Brother and Sisters.

If you are interested in volunteering with the VA, please visit www.volunteer.va.gov.

Never Forget our Military. Never Forget our Veterans. Never Forget our Fallen.

NEVER FORGET OUR FALLEN, one of the mission statements for the US Military WarDogs was on full display during the SummerBall Showdown in Goddard, Kansas.

The WarDogs partnered with Hope for the Warriors to honor 30 Fallen Service members and their families during a ceremony prior to one of the games at the SBS on August 5th, 2022.

The US Military WarDogs showcased a memorial uniform, created by Under Armour and supported by Denver Athletics. The jerseys were adorned with the names of the 30 Fallen on their back, a special Hope for the Warriors patch and oversized American flag.

The ceremony was highlighted by the attendance of the family of fallen service member, Luke Boatright. During the ceremony, the WarDogs conducted a flag folding ceremony that was given to the Boatright family along with other special recognition.

While wearing a jersey representing Luke Boatright, Eddie Ihnken, one of the captains of the Wardogs, presented the Boatright family with the folded flag used during the ceremony.

“I was honored to represent Luke Boatright and his family out on the baseball field that day. It started with receiving the special blue WarDogs jersey with his name on the back and it gave me the chills. I knew that by wearing this jersey meant I had to leave my best game out on the diamond.” – Eddie Ihnken, WarDogs Player, Coast Guard.

Ihnken would continue to represent Boatright and his family by wearing the memorial jersey throughout the subsequent game.

The WarDogs continued to honor Luke Boatright by reading a short bio that provided all in attendance a sense of his commitment to service and his family.

“As I was listening to Luke’s bio, I looked over at the college players who were toeing the third base line.  I noticed that one of the players had tears in his eyes which showed me the importance of what it is we are doing.” – Bryan Witt, WarDogs Player, Army.

The ceremonies that the US Military WarDogs conduct during special events and games, are a part of the reason the organization was created.  The WarDogs will continue to ensure that our service members are never forgotten, especially the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The following are the names of the 30 Fallen the WarDogs honored at the SummerBall Showdown: Names provided by Hope for the Warriors: www.hopeforthewarriors.org.

BOATRIGHT                 LETENDRE                  DIXON III

BENITEZ                       HALL JR.                      SMITH

HERNANDEZ III            VANCE JR.                   CINTRON

BYRD                             FLORES                       STOBAUGH

KOCH                            PHILLIPS JR.                SCHWARZ

CAMPBELL                  QUINTANA                   WEST

POKORNEY JR.             ROBERTS                    HUNTER

VILLATORO                  STODDARD                 KEVIANNE

SILVERMAN                  MURPHY                      OJEDA

STIFTER                        ADAMS                        JACKSON

The Strength of our Fallen brothers and sisters stands with us and will forever, never be forgotten.

Never Forget our Military. Never Forget our Veterans. Never Forget our Fallen.

The US Military WarDogs are excited to be bringing baseball to Camp LeJeune, NC in 2023.

The WarDogs are an All-Military baseball organization looking for Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve, Retired, Veterans, and Military Dependents of all branches and all ranks that are interested in joining the team.

Our WarDog chapters strive to build a strong community within the leagues in which they play along with using baseball as a platform to Support our Military, Give back to our Veterans, and Honor our Fallen.

Please reach out to the manager of the WarDogs in Camp LeJeune for more information.

Josh McNeil
803-269-9008
lejeune@wardogsbaseball.org

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The US Military WarDogs are coming to Jacksonville, FL in 2023.

We are an all military baseball organization that will be expanding to Jacksonville.  We are looking for all interested people.

We accept all military branches, ranks, veterans, and dependents.

We are starting from scratch here in Jax, so we will be looking for all levels of players along with a coach and manager for the team..

Please reach out if you have any questions:

Eddie Ihnken
609-548-0274
jacksonville@wardogsbaseball.org