PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Sea Dogs along with Hussey Seating and local military support motorcycle groups have partnered to install a POW/MIA Chair of Honor on Wednesday at Hadlock Field.
The POW/MIA chair is to remain empty to help people remember that even though U.S. soldiers are not here, there is still a space for them, according to a Sea Dogs news release.
A portion of the tickets purchased by Maine motorcycle groups was used to pay for the chair.
All of the motorcycle groups will meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Big Moose Harley Davidson in Portland and will have a police escort to Hadlock Field. The motorcycles are expected to arrive at 6:15 p.m. at Hadlock Field, where they will enter the field through the center field gate.
A ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m., and former POW Leon Tanguay will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Portland’s game against Richmond, which begins at 7 p.m.
The chair will be behind section 111, the third-base side of the stadium.