Stockton Ports to honor local veterans at ceremony Thursday

Sonseeahray Tonsall interviews Stockton Ports General Manager Luke Johnson

AND YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE ATBANNER ISLAND BALLPARK INPREPPING FOR A BIG NIGHT.EVERY TRIP TO THE BALLPARK HASTHE POTENTIAL TO BE REALLYSPECIAL FAMILY MEMORIESHISTORY TO BE MADE.

TONIGHTTHE STOCKTON PORTS WILL BEMAKING A NOD TO HISTORY BYHONORING 25 VIETNAM VETERANSHERE TO EXPLAIN MORE ABOUTHATS OFF TO HEROES NIGHT ISTHE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERFOR THE STOCKTON PORTS,40 NEWS AT 11.BASE PARA AROUND BACKSIDEOF AREA ARE LOOKED I NIGHTCOMING OUT TO THE BALLPARK.YES, THIS SOUNDS REALLYCOOL TELL ME ABOUT THE PIN ANDPROCLAMATION CEREMONY THAT YOUHAVE PLANNED.WE PARTNER UP WITH HUMANA FORTHIS FEW YEARS BACK DOWN GOINGREALLY EXCITED TO A GREATOPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HONOROUR LOCAL VETERANS.

SO WE DOAPPRECIATE PINNING CEREMONY.I'M ON THE FIELD SPRING THEVETERANS DOWN THE FIELD DOPINNING CEREMONY AND RECOGNIZETHEM FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DONEFOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THECOUNTRY AS A WHOLE.WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OFTHE IMAGES OF PAST PINNINGCEREMONY SO REALLY MOVING YOUTALKED ABOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIPIMPORTANT TO DO THIS AND MAKETHIS AN ANNUAL THING.THEY HEAR THE IN WHICHDRIVERS ALSO BE IN AND TAKEPART OF THIS STARTINGCOMMUNITY IN THE SAN JOAQUINCOUNTY COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.SO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THISREALLY YOU KNOW GOES BACK ANDHONORS THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITYTHAT HAVE SERVED.

IT'S JUST AREALLY POWERFUL MESSAGE YOUWANT TO USE OUR PLATFORM TO TOGET OUT THERE.

THANK YOU TOCOME AN EFFORT FOR PARTNERINGUP WITH US ON AND REALLYEXCITED AND IT'S GOING TO BEAWESOME NIGHT AND WE'VE GOT AFREE HACK AND A GREAT PINNINGCEREMONY ON THE HEELS OFPERFECT NIGHT.YOU'RE INVITING THE WHOLECOMMUNITY AND TO CELEBRATETHESE HEROES ENJOY THIS NIGHTAT THE BALLPARK AS YOUMENTIONED HUMANA IS OFFERINGSOME FUN GAMES GOING TO BEHANDING OUT 500 BALL CAPS TOFANS ENTERING THE GATES WITHTHE RISE OF THE DELTA VARIANTOF THE CORONAVIRUS ANY CHANGESTO SEATING THEIR CAPACITY THATFOLKS SHOULD KNOW ABOUTTONIGHT.THAN I OBVIOUSLY WE STILLHAVE A LOT OF IT JUST MONTHSIN A NEW THINGS WE ADDED THEBEGINNING OF THE YEAR SOSANITIZE STATIONS.

YOU KNOWFANS HAVE BEEN WEARING MOREMASK THAT LATELY WHICH IS ISALSO A GOOD THING TO PROTECTYOURSELF.

WE WERE OUTSIDE IT'SBEEN SAILING SO FAR HERE.WELL IF YOU'D LIKE SEE ALLTHIS GET STARTED LEAGUE IS ITSAFE TO SAY TO BE IN YOURSEATS BY 6.15 THE PINNINGCEREMONY SUPPOSED START AT6.25 AND THEN THE CEREMONIALRIGHT.IT GET HERE THERE'S ALWAYSA LINE FOR THE THAT'S REALLYPOPULAR.

SO THE GATES OPEN AT6 '05 TONIGHT'S GET HEREYOU SAID 6.25 SO SEATS.

YOUHAVE TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINKAND I THINK DOING NIGHT.AND THEN JUST QUICKLY WE'VETALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT THEMINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RELIEFACT TO HELP YOU GUYS KIND OFBUILD BACK AFTER THE COVIDSEASON THAT WAS LOST HAVE YOUSTARTED ANY PUBLIC EDUCATIONHOW THEY CAN CONTACT THEIRCONGRESSMEN AND TRY TO HELPGET YOU GUYS SOME RELIEFMONEY.IT WAS A ON OUR FEMALESOCIAL JUST SECURITY FANS TOTO WRITE THEIR LOCALREPRESENTATIVES OF CHURCHPATCH.WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OFMONEY LOST LAST SEASON THISSEASON ONLY SUPPOSED TO MAKEUP ABOUT 35% OF OR REGULARSEASON.

SO WE DO HOPE THATFOLKS COME OUT EVERY TIME YOUGUYS OPEN THE GATES AND BUYTHOSE TICKETS AND HELP SUPPORTTHE TEAM AND TONIGHT,ESPECIALLY HELP SUPPORT THEVETERANS.

THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR COMING IN TO SHARE THISMORNING.YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOUFOR WILL SEE EVERYBODY APART