Marlins players visit veterans

07/20/2006
MIAMI -- A few Marlins players took a break from their work on the baseball diamond Thursday morning to see some special fans.
Mike Jacobs, Logan Kensing and Chris Resop paid a visit to patients at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Thursday. The Marlins trio saw patients in the spinal cord and nursing unit of the hospital for one hour as a part of Major League Baseball's Salute America campaign.
The Miami VA Medical Center has many programs designed to aid older veterans with illnesses and provides inpatient and outpatient services to members of the Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard.
While the patients seemed thrilled to get autographed T-shirts and cards from the players, they seemed happiest to just have the chance to forget about their ailments for a few minutes and chat with the players.
"It was a good time," Resop said. I can't imagine being laid up in there, so it was fun to give them a break from that."
The players themselves seemed to get as much of a thrill out of the experience as the patients did, laughing and chatting with as they discussed the lunches they were eating or the programs they were watching on the TV.
"It's just nice to see them smile and be able to brighten up their day," Resop said.

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