Blowfish Honor Three Local Military Families Opening Night, Wednesday, May 27
May 19, 2015 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Lexington County Blowfish News Release
Sgt. 1st Class Charles Boone and Wife Wilma
(Lexington County Blowfish)
Lexington County, S.C. (May 19, 2015) - The Lexington County Blowfish have announced the first three families to be honored as the Military Family of the Night at Lexington County Baseball Stadium. The families of retired Captain Dan Hennigan, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rosario and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Boone will be honored during a pregame ceremony on opening night.
Partnering with Friends of Military Families, LLC, the USO, and Grow Financial, each honored family will throw a ceremonial first pitch, receive tickets for field-level box seats, and hot dogs and Coca-Cola. They will also be honored and acknowledged during the game by all of the fans in attendance.
Hennigan, a retired Army veteran, will be honored along with his wife, Cindi. They also have two sons, Brian, and Jason (U.S. Army/Coast Guard).
Hennigan serves as the program chairman of the Lexington County Rotary Club, a board member of the Harbour Watch community, an honorary Lexington County deputy sheriff, and the founder of the "South Carolina Remembers 9/11 Student Essay Contest."
The Hennigan family
Additionally, Hennigan founded the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run/Walk. The event honors first responders and military service members across South Carolina. Proceeds go towards the construction of custom-designed homes for severely injured service members.
Hennigan served in the Army for over 35 years. He was recently honored by the South Carolina General Assembly on April 30, 2014, for his service to the Lexington community.
Rosario has served as a member of the Army for 16 years. He will be honored along with his wife, Angie, and their four children, Carolina, Yasmin, Jackie and Javier.
Sgt. Rosario, his wife, Angie, and four children
"It's a great feeling to represent the Army, and all that we do for our community and our country," Rosario said. "It's a great honor."
Rosario trains 240 soldiers per cycle of basic combat training, working six days a week and every other Sunday for 15 hours a day. He is currently based out of Fort Jackson.
Rosario and his family reside in Columbia, South Carolina.
Boone will be honored with his wife, Wilma, and son, Christopher. He served in Mosul, Iraq during the Iraq War with the Army National Guard, and as a Marine during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War.
Sgt. Boone and his wife, Wilma
"I'm privileged to be honored by the Blowfish for the things we have done for the community," Boone said.
Aside from being in the armed forces, Boone serves with the Columbia Fire Department as a fire engineer. Boone and his wife, who is a certified nurse's assistant at Heartland of Columbia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, live in Columbia.
The Blowfish would like to thank Friends of Military Families, the USO, and Grow Financial for making this nightly tradition to recognize our local military heroes and their families a reality.
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 Captain Dan Hennigan and Family |
 Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rosario and Family |
 Sgt. 1st Class Charles Boone and Wife Wilma |
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