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MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson discusses his work with the Folds of Honor organization to help the children of veterans.
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Now Baseball Hall of Fame Reggie Jackson and folds of all of foundation found -- major Dan Rooney.
Yankee Stadium gentlemen it's a great pleasure it's an honor to have you with us today on -- -- company we appreciate you being here.
Ridiculous and I don't I start with the -- -- You -- -- I'm sure we have not done many interviews -- guys with British Jackson's about baseball but there it goes on and I this is something new -- I believe that the 1998.
Yankee team which will hold 114.
Games and the eleven gains in the playoffs.
Was the greatest team in modern history and you say.
Now.
What's modern history that the -- where where is my vision which are just just going back since I came to America Italy and 72.
OK -- I'll I'll say I agree with that.
Certainly and 72 -- -- in the war world champion team -- 173.
And seven before -- 130.
And then -- play again with the Yankees Japanese evidence that any age.
But we did not -- -- 114 games and I think they want eleven consecutive they did I don't know.
It is is that right that's what everybody lives you see I like a lot about I liked to have the bragging rights I'd like to have the bragging rights to be integrated steam but.
That team won all those game consecutive and so I tip my cap and say okay with that I'll sign up.
I've got won't last long for you but if you don't mind just Jack's.
On the back page of the New York Post today it colds -- -- about it.
The Yankee pitcher from last night they call him mr.
October.
I always thought that you would miss strong double this how do you feel about that back page of the New York Post today.
-- now you know as well as do you know -- my.
Got to let them -- slash net and net you can't -- mr.
October and it days.
And I had declared that since I've heard this enough now.
I do own them the moniker.
Trademarked the name -- October but it takes 31 days in the month to month over.
To be mr.
October you you just can't be a one -- did you can't have a 181 but.
Hey good diplomat mr.
Jackson you really are announcement that I don't have -- so well -- -- -- -- we really wanna get to the subject at hand here which is what you guys are doing for the troops I got to tell you which old to about half to what you're doing be a major -- tell us briefly.
What is it you're doing for our troops and their children.
Well my you know my background as an F sixteen balance -- -- -- duty in Iraq have seen first hand that that freedom isn't free and Budweiser.
Is -- joined the mission to support the men and women who defend this great nation along with Reggie Jackson here -- Behind us there -- 4552.
Baseballs and the famous Budweiser hitch.
And that's right Reggie is gonna sign -- and he'll be done by the end of October I think.
-- -- -- they'll officially be mr.
October Nazi signs all those golf balls now are these rules but the most widely -- The money goes to providing college scholarships.
For the children.
All -- wounded and deceased.
Troops is that I believe that's correct.
That is correct and that's what we do it holds -- foundation and Budweiser has a great history of supporting the military but I would argue they stepped up to the plate and a whole new way this year donating two million dollars.
Which will change -- so many lives through -- education.
I just want a real fast question if I'm a major.
When you get when you create these scholarships you give this scholarship money does the college.
-- meet you halfway.
Today play a role in this at all -- -- did they offer some -- not a discount but that they office of financing as well to match you.
Traditionally and -- although there are in certain circumstances.
Where colleges have stepped up the University of Oklahoma.
University -- Tulsa.
There are colleges that are stepping up and and meeting -- and for those that do then we'll continue to to need to -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Thank you very much gentlemen secured thank you very much Joseph thanks there are -- --
