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Braves Announce Discounts for Military, Families Braves Baseball has announced that it is offering a ticket discount to military personnel and their families. Every Braves home game, Sunday through Thursday, during the 2003 regular season and upper box tickets are now 2 for the price of 1 (2 seats for $12) for those showing any active-duty, Guard and Reserve, or family member identification card at the Turner Field ticket windows on the day of the game based on availability. Also,
in honor of the U.S. Army’s 228th Birthday, Fort McPherson
personnel will attend the Braves game on Sunday, June 8th vs. the
Pittsburgh Pirates. 1000 tickets have been set a side for military
personal and their families in the Field and Terrace Pavilion sections
of Turner Field. Tickets for the game can be purchased through the
Leisure Activities Center at Ft. McPherson or by calling that office at
404-464-4392. Pre-game
activities scheduled include a first ball ceremony, the National Anthem
performed by the U.S. Army Ground Forces Band, the Forces Command color
guard and variety army vehicles, including the Army’s new armored
wheeled vehicle, the Stryker. Also part of the birthday static display
will be the Army dragster and the Army NASCAR racer. These will be on
display in the Green Lot parking area. In
other news, special ceremonies honoring military personal are planned
for games on Memorial
Day, May
26 against the Cincinnati Reds, on July 4 against the Texas Rangers and
September 11 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Braves
Military Discounts are in addition to the Braves other 2003 ticket
discounts:
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