104-year-old WWII veteran honored at Yankee Stadium on Memorial Day, makes history
A 104-year-old New York man who served in World War II has become the oldest veteran to be honored at Yankee Stadium.
EMOTIONAL HONOR: A 104-year-old WWII veteran becomes the oldest person honored by the Yankees in an emotional Memorial Day ceremony. https://t.co/SXrqcxcxeB #CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/NMjpQiCgAU
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) May 27, 2019
According to WCBS-TV, baseball fans paid tribute to Louis Forte, of Westchester County, during the seventh-inning stretch Monday as the Yankees faced the San Diego Padres.
Spectators cheered as Forte took the diamond on Memorial Day.
Absolutely adored meeting Louis Forte of Westchester and his family. The 104-year-old World War II veteran teared up telling me about the friends he lost in the war. He will be honored during the seventh inning stretch at Yankee Stadium today. @CBSNewYork 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/kzt32v3fqG
— Jessica Layton (@JLaytonTV) May 27, 2019
"It's amazing," his daughter, Dorothy Forte-Rotolo, told WCBS. "I always wanted to see him on the field. ... It will be a memory forever."
Forte, clad in a U.S. Army Air Corps hat, told the TV station that he was "one of the lucky ones to be here today."
"We lost a lot of young men. ... That's the ones we should remember," Forte said.
