By: RiverDogs Media
The Charleston RiverDogs and Boeing will host their second Hall of Honor induction ceremony of 2022 prior to Thursday night's Boeing Military Appreciation Night at The Joe. The ceremony will recognize Master Sergeant Eddie Negrón of the United States Army and Colonel Marc E. Greene of the Unites States Air Force as the sixth class of inductees.
The Hall of Honor is the most recent addition to Boeing and the RiverDogs joint military appreciation platform, which aims to honor and celebrate military families in the Lowcountry through various recognition programs. The team inducted two classes of two inductees each over the last two years. This season, there will be three classes inducted in total.
At each Boeing Military Appreciation Night, a minimum of two inductees will be enshrined into the Hall of Honor. A community military committee chooses the inductees from a long list of nominees, including many who are nominated through the Hall of Honor's public nomination link.
All inductees will be recognized on the field on a Military Appreciation Night, and will have their story told on the RiverDogs' Hall of Honor web site.
The ceremony will take place on the field at The Joe at 6:30 pm Thursday night prior to the 7:05 first pitch against the Augusta GreenJackets. Media members are invited to attend.
About the Inductees
Master Sergeant Eddie Negrón served honorably for 25 years in the United States Army. When he retired from the Army, he was the Master Evaluator and Master Gunner for the Nation’s missile defense system designed to protect the nation from incoming ICBMs. He is a Gulf War veteran where his unit was awarded the Valorous Unit Award, and the Meritorious Unit Award. He has been awarded two Meritorious Service Medals, five Army Commendation Medals, six Army Achievement Medals and the Army Senior Space Badge.
His service to the community since his retirement is equally impressive. For the past six years, he was the commander of the local Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association which serves local veterans in need. Their mission statement is Vets Helping Vets. Under his leadership they have been able to raise over $25,000 that has gone directly to assist local area veterans. During the past eight years, he has served on the Boeing Veteran Engagement Team in various capacities. He also uses his leadership skills to mentor the Oakbrook Middle School robotics team.
Colonel Marc E. Greene is the Commander of the 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston, who will retire later this month after 22 years of service. As host to over 60 DoD and Federal agencies, the Wing – under Col. Greene's leadership – provides installation support to a total force of over 70,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents, and retirees across four installations including Charleston AFB and Naval Weapons Station Charleston. As the commander, he is responsible for $7.5 billion in base property and capital assets and controls an annual budget exceeding $172 million.
Col. Greene was crucial to Joint Base Charleston playing an impressive and important role in the successful evacuation of 124,000 refugees and Americans from Afghanistan in August of last year.
Col. Greene is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours, who has earned countless awards and decoration, including the Legion of Merit. Col. Greene has been an incredible friend to the Charleston community during his time as commander of the Base.
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