Sports Heroes Who Served: Stellar Baseball Player, Coach Also Served in the Marines
December 18, 2024
December 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
As a seven-time American League batting champion and 18-time All-Star for the Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) and the California Angels (1979-1985), Rod Carew is considered a baseball legend.
He also served as a combat engineer for six years in the Marine Corps Reserve, enlisting in 1966.
Combat engineers are proficient at building bridges, demolitions, route clearance and other . . .
As a seven-time American League batting champion and 18-time All-Star for the Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) and the California Angels (1979-1985), Rod Carew is considered a baseball legend.
He also served as a combat engineer for six years in the Marine Corps Reserve, enlisting in 1966.
Combat engineers are proficient at building bridges, demolitions, route clearance and other . . .