Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- WWII veteran John McLoughlin poses by the newly corrected gravestone of Sgt. Thomas Baker Thursday, July 12, 2001, at Saratoga National Cemetery in the Town of Saratoga, N.Y. McLoughlin, who was with Baker the day he died on the island of Saipan, noticed the gravestone had the wrong date of Baker's death. (The gravestone now reads July 7, 1944, but it did incorrectly read as July 12, 1944.)
A banner honoring the service of John McLoughlin flies on Lavin Court in Troy where he and his wife Florence raised seven children. McLoughlin is a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient. (Joyce Bassett / Special to the Times Union)
Veterans from the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Nigeria, Ukraine, Canada and England listen to Capital Region Nordic Alliance Executive Director Russ Myer, right, during a learning program and orienteering event sponsored by the Invictus Games Foundation on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at Saratoga Battlefield. (Joyce Bassett / Special to the Times Union)
I support coaches and athletes fearlessly taking a stand on the upcoming election. History has proven that when sports figures speak out, it can make a difference.
Just look at the WNBA and the achievements of its Social Justice Council. And watch the documentary “Power of the Dream” on Netflix, which details the 2020 season when players helped flip the U.S. Senate blue by unseating former Atlanta Dream owner Kelly Loeffler. After Loeffler criticized the Black Lives Matter movement, players organized and supported the Rev. Raphael Warnock, helping him to victory.
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The league’s Social Justice Council is actively looking at ways to help Kamala Harris become the first female president of the United States.
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“We have been talking in the group chat about finding a way to obviously back Kamala as much as we can,” said Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty.
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