# Cardinals TV Broadcast to Connect Live With Local Troops Deployed to the Middle East

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- Published: 2022-07-13T18:23:22-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Cardinals TV broadcast to connect live with local troops deployed to the Middle
East**

**Military Appreciation Night telecast on Bally Sports Midwest set for Friday, July
15**

**Event will feature National Guard soldiers of the 35^(th) Infantry Division and
their families at Busch Stadium**

The Cardinals and Bally Sports Midwest will connect local troops deployed overseas
with fans at home during the Cardinals TV broadcast on Friday, July 15.

_Bally Sports Salutes_ will feature Missouri and Kansas National Guard soldiers 
of the 35^(th) Infantry Division, who are currently deployed to Kuwait. In addition,
many of the soldiers’ family members will attend the game at Busch Stadium.

American troops throughout the world will watch the game live on American Forces
Network. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. CT on Bally Sports Midwest – that’s 2:30 a.
m. in the Middle East.

Dan McLaughlin and [Brad Thompson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
will call the game, with Alexa Datt reporting and Scott Warmann, [Al Hrabosky](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hraboal01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
and [Rick Ankiel](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ankieri01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
hosting pregame and postgame coverage.

_Bally Sports Salutes_ is presented in coordination with the Cardinals, Missouri
National Guard and American Forces Network. This is the 13^(th) Cardinals telecast
to troops. July 15 is also the Cardinals’ Military Appreciation Theme Night at Busch
Stadium. Fans who purchase a special theme ticket will receive an exclusive Cardinals
cap celebrating their favorite brand of the military ([cardinals.com/militarynight](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__cardinals.com_militarynight&d=DwQF-g&c=uw6TLu4hwhHdiGJOgwcWD4AjKQx6zvFcGEsbfiY9-EI&r=DeRcIf1rhThbbprz7LJIoX_7ozmSo4RiKSQUbpOfF6A&m=8wzL5m3pyLSb-oGQgrLaWzy-QRQjkYKVBuSF3QzSNfg&s=MXLdg5UBinIg5sZj08_0wzyg-ZWaWqE8kmd-xxLgqCc&e=)).
A portion of each ticket purchased will be donated to USO Missouri.

 * **What**: Cardinals telecast to troops, titled _Bally Sports Salutes_
 * **When**: Friday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. in St. Louis/2:30 a.m. in the Middle 
   East
 * **Who**: 35^(th) Infantry Division, comprised of Missouri and Kansas National
   Guard members
   Their family membersCardinals fans
 * **Where**: Busch Stadium in St. Louis | Kuwait
 * **Watch**: On Bally Sports Midwest and American Forces Network

**Background: 35^(th) Infantry Division**
The 35th Infantry Division was organized
in August 1917 as a National Guard formation of citizen-soldiers from Kansas and
Missouri. In May 1918. The 35th Infantry Division arrived in France and saw combat
in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Notably Captain Harry S. Truman, future President
of the United States, commanded Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery Regiment,
assigned to the 35th Infantry Division during WWI.

The 35th Infantry Division was deactivated after WWI and reactivated after the attack
on Pearl Harbor as a National Guard Division with soldiers from Kansas, Missouri,
and Nebraska. The Division landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy on July 5, 1944 and entered
combat on July 11, 1944 fighting in the Normandy hedgerows, north of Saint-Lô until
the end of the war in Europe. After WWII the 35th Infantry Division was deactivated
again until 1984.

In 2003 the 35th Infantry Division deployed to Bosnia to command the Stabilization
Force (SFOR13) in Bosnia. At Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia the multinational force had
the task of maintaining peace and preventing further ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.
After completing their six month mission in Bosnia the Division returned to Kansas
in October 2003.

From 2017 to 2018 the 35th Infantry Division Headquarters first deployed in support
of Operation Spartan Shield for nine months. Exercising control over Operation Spartan
Shield, the 35th Infantry Division commands the headquarter element of Task Force
Spartan which maintains a U.S. military presence in Southwest Asia to strengthen
U.S. defense relationships and build partner capacity in the Gulf and Levant regions.
Approximately 500 National Guard Soldiers from Kansas and Missouri sustained regional
security operations in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

In early 2022 citizen-soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division mobilized again to
the Middle East where are they currently deployed in support of Operation Spartan
Shield. The 35th Infantry Division actively supports U.S. partners and allies in
the region by strengthening combat-readiness, developing partnerships, maintaining
mission readiness, as well as fostering an environment of mutual respect and cultural
understanding. The Santa Fe Division stands ready to protect American interests 
and the homeland.

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