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San Jose Giants 2016 Military Trading Card Set Nominations Open

February 3, 2016 - California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


San Jose, CA- Today the San Jose Giants announced and opened nominations for their third Military Trading Card Set, presented by Operation: Care and Comfort. The trading card set will again be made up entirely from fan nominations of current or former members of the military. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, February 29. All submissions must be accompanied by a photo of the nominee, in military uniform, sent to info@sjgiants.com. The sets will be given to the first 1,000 fans in attendance at the San Jose Giants Fifth Annual Salute to the Military Night on Saturday, April 9.

Former trading card sets included honorees from every branch of the military as well as a number of notable honorees: Hall of Famer and former San Francisco Giant, the "Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays, courageous war hero and local NFL athlete Pat Tillman, founder of the Lone Survivor Foundation Marcus Luttrell as well as the late Joe Bell, local hero turned national news story. Click here to submit your nomination for the 2016 Military Trading Card Set.

"The Military Trading Card Set is the perfect exclamation point to an already exciting Salute to the Military Night at Municipal Stadium. We are thrilled to again offer our fans and the community the chance to share their wonderful stories of the heroes among us," said Juliana Paoli, San Jose Giants Senior VP of Communications and Chief Marketing Officer. "After being extremely touched by over 100 submissions last year, we look forward to the opportunity to honor the brave men and women that serve our country once again this season."

"Operation: Care and Comfort is proud to continue their partnership with the San Jose Giants and thrilled for our troops, veterans and their families to be honored through the third year of this set," said Julie DeMaria, Operation: Care and Comfort President and Co-Founder. "Each Salute to the Military Trading Card Set has been made up of a remarkable group of heroes. I hope that current military and veterans alike, throughout the Bay Area, will again be nominated and have the opportunity to be recognized."

The San Jose Giants Fifth Annual Salute to the Military Night on April 9 will be part of the team's 2016 opening homestand.

The San Jose Giants 2016 season begins Thursday, April 7 at Municipal Stadium against the Lancaster JetHawks. Ticket packages are on sale now. For more information, visit sjgiants.com or call (408) 297-1435.

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