He wanted to wear blue, not Army green

He wanted to wear blue, not Army green. Roy Gleason was a top major league prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963. In his only major league at-bat, he doubled to left field. Then he was called into active duty with the Army and sent to Vietnam, where he was seriously injured. He lost his ability to play baseball, and he also lost his 1963 NL Championship ring there. He became the only major league baseball player to to fight in Vietnam and to earn a purple heart there.

This Saturday night, Roy Gleason throws out the first ball at the Dodgers game Saturday night.