U.S. airmen playing hardball as American game grows in Britain, By Ron Jensen, Stars and Stripes

U.S. airmen playing hardball as American game grows in Britain, By Ron
Jensen, Stars and Stripes

(EXCERPT) European edition, Sunday, May 23, 2004

RAF FELTWELL, England — The national pastime has been exported to
England.

Air Force members stationed at or near RAF Lakenheath and RAF
Mildenhall can feel the pop of a ball in a leather mitt and the joy of
watching the parabolic flight of a dinger.

“A lot of people are really surprised. ‘Hey, there’s baseball here?’”
said Staff Sgt. Ken Jeltema of the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron
at RAF Mildenhall.

Jeltema is player-manager of the Cam...

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