Late Hall of Famer Willie Mays receives final military honors for his U.S. Army service
Fans walk by a tribute for the late Willie Mays before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nic Coury]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willie Mays received final military honors for his time served in the U.S. Army during a special presentation of an American flag to son Michael and taps was sounded at a public memorial service Monday for the late Hall of Famer. Baseball dignitaries past and present, including godson and home run king Barry Bonds, sat on the field for remembrances and video highlights going back to Mays’ stickball days in the streets outside New York’s Polo Grounds. The Hall of Fame “Say Hey Kid,” who spent 1952-54 in the Army during the Korean War, died June 18 at 93.
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