When the team behind the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award began preparations for their first awards in 2013, it was an easy decision in Yogi Berra's case. Said founder Peter Fertig: We all agreed -- that was the one thing that the board all agreed to -- that Yogi should have been first, and he was."
Berra received the honor, named for another Hall of Famer noted for his wartime naval service, pitcher Bob Feller. Berra received the award at his museum in Montclair, New Jersey. He was also honored there last June on the 70th anniversary of D-Day for his service that day.
"He was a humble person, "Fertig said pf Berra. "He was a warm, caring human being who served at a very delicate time in our nation's history. And he was an instrumental part of it, being at D-Day."
Quite the Amazing Person, Even If he Was a New York Yankee. --GreGen (White Sox Fan)
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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