Thanks to all who joined us for the May 2023 commissioning of “America’s Away Team” — USS Cooperstown.

 

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USS Cooperstown is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship that joined the United States Navy’s fleet on May 6, 2023. She is the first naval ship named to honor the 70 baseball Hall of Famers who served the United States during wartime in a range of conflicts that spanned the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War.

The Commissioning Celebration was co-hosted by the New York Council Navy League and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in May 2023 in New York City. Our Commissioning Sponsors and Team Players helped give the crew an exciting week of high-profile events leading up to the Commissioning Ceremony on Saturday, May 6. There is still time to support the ship via the button below or mail a check to New York Council Navy League, ATTN USS Cooperstown Commissioning, 1 South Street, Room 318, New York NY 10004. Interested corporate donors can complete the USS Cooperstown Commissioning Celebration sponsorship form or contact us for information at info@nynavyleague.org or 212-825-7333.

  • Donate $25 or more to receive a Commissioning Challenge Coin

  • Donate $100 or more to receive a Commissioning Ball Cap

  • Donate $250 or more to receive a Commissioning Baseball Jersey

We also ask that you download and share our USS Cooperstown Commissioning Celebration sponsorship form and individual donor form with others who support the United States Navy and America’s pastime.

 

Thank you to our line-up of corporate sponsors and individual donors:

The Honorable Richard Greco, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy (2004-2006) and Mrs. Marla Greco

Sally McElwreath and Joseph Callo

Milio Management LLC • Hudson Property Advisors LLC

Jewish War Veterans USA Post 1

Joseph F. Merrell Jr. American Legion Post 1368

Gary Kilberg • Mark Stone • Julianne Owen

Joseph Ryan • Frank Russo • Karen Loew

Richard Lowe • Franco and Norma Milio • Hubert Gibbons

David Dobo • Daniel Saalfrank • David Padilla

Jessica and Greg Hitchen • Samuel Howard • Michael Botwinick

Robert Black • Charles and Mary Blaich • Bud Hanley

Lu Caldara • Lou Liotti • Liam Murphy • Peter Grunthal

Kenneth Dupuis • Marco Mattia • Richard Heller

Jospeh McLaughlin • Larry Arnold • Harry Gates

Bob Arnold • Eric Lovelace • Jeffrey Randall

Joseph Fila • Andrew Payor • Kristen Sauvigne • Lisa Thomas

Heath Jakeway • Barbara Jakeway • Devin Jakeway

Tracy McCalmont • Jeffery Reidel • Caspar Ewig • Daniel Lorenz

Alvin Lozada • Paul Turban • Nicholas Yarka • Aimee Rosenthal

Jessica Seplowe • Jeffrey Seplowe • Sophie Seplowe

David Apley • Ted Mason • Tom Dufficy • Rebecca Kyker

David Wasson • Michael Goss • David Lennon • Nadia Farooq

Andrew Gustafson • Beth Grafman • Amy R. Adams

Carlos Morales • Cheryl McLarin • Daniel Solomon

Manny Cruz • Liam Gutierrez • Chris Abbuhl