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Special to Veterans Advantage

Army brats can make great team players. And on the cusp of its 27th Major League Baseball championship, the New York Yankees can count on Johnny Damon as a leader, all-star, and supporter of the U.S. Military.

Johnny David Damon was born November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas, the son of his mother, Yome, who is Thai and his father, Jimmy, an American staff sargent who met his wife while stationed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The family spent much of Damon’s early childhood moving among several bases from Okinawa, Japan, to West Germany before his father left the Army and settled the family in Orlando, Florida while Johnny was still a pre-schooler.

For several years, Damon has been known for his support of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a not-for-profit organization aimed at assisting those men and women of the United States armed forces who have been severely injured during the war on terrorism [More on Veterans Advantage's own partnership with the WWP here]. He credits his relationship with his father for instilling a sense of appreciation for the military.