In honor of Veteran’s Day (and Remembrance Day in Canada) the Thrashers will hold Military Appreciation Night on Thursday, November 11. Military personnel will provide act as the color guard during the national anthem and will also participate in many of the in-game promotions, including acting as the game starter and riding the Zamboni between periods.
On top of those elements the Thrashers have distributed close to 1,000 tickets to the military serving at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Robbins Air force Base, Fort Benning, and to military support organizations Vet Tix and Operation Homefront. Thrashers season ticket holders in the first three rows of the lower bowl have also donated their tickets for this special night to the US Armed Forces, allowing them to be as close to the on-ice action as possible.
As always, military personnel can also purchase tickets through the Thrashers military discount program which is in place all season long.
Make sure you come out on Thursday to show your support for those who have sacrificed so much in service to their country and the world. Whether it’s by a shake of the hand, a pat on the back, or the buying of a beer, please thank a veteran Thursday.
Thank you to all our veteran’s and to all those currently serving in the military! Very cool that some of the season ticket holders donated their seats to tonight’s game.
And just out of curiousity, seeing as it’s Veteran’s Day which makes me think of patriotism and respect, am I the only one who HATES when fans holler “Knights” during the National Anthem? I’ve always been taught to respect our National Anthem, and it just seems disrespectful. On top of that how many people who holler ever even went to a Knights game? Is there really a need to honor the old team that was here for what? 4 years?
Though I guess it could be worse. We could be in Chicago and have people hooting and hollering during the entire anthem. I took my dad (an Army veteran) to the recent Blackhawks vs. Thrashers game and he was appalled by all the Blackhawks fans cheering and screaming during the anthem. I wish there was some way to eliminate these disrespectful “traditions”, but the question is how do you do that when it’s an entire arena full of people?
I am with you 100% on the respect and Patriotism issue. It’s bad enough that arena announcers have to remind every to PLEASE remove your hats………And there is always some Dingbat talking obliviously on his/her phone…..
It all starts at home. Parents, guardians, mentors, role models, etc…. need to get back to teaching the basics.