The Navy has commissioned the USS Cooperstown, named for the New York state village where the Baseball Hall of Fame is located and honoring the 70 members who served in the military during wartime.
This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown prior to the ships commissioning ceremony, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in New York. On Saturday, the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Cooperstown in honor of 70 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame players who served in the military during wartime. The littoral combat ship is named after the village in New York state where the Hall is located.
“It is critical that we honor the legacy of these Hall of Famers," Torre said,"not just for what they did on the field, but for what they sacrificed and what they accomplished off the field. Their legacy lives on with the USS Cooperstown and with the sailors here today and in the years to come.”
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