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.
>> See photos of Forte and his family here
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.
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