FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution will offer its annual “Salute to Heroes” in partnership with USO New England at this Saturday’s match against the Montreal Impact, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., at Gillette Stadium.

The Revolution and
New England Revolution Charitable Foundation
have planned a series of events and activities at the match against Montreal to celebrate the region’s military heroes, veterans and their families, as well as the region’s first responders. Additionally, as part of the team’s 2014 Revolution Charitable Drive series, the Revolution will be collecting “comforts of home,” benefitting USO New England.




The New England Revolution Charitable Foundation has invited members of the Armed Services and first responders from all over New England to the game, distributing almost 3,000 tickets to police, fire and EMS personnel, and active duty service members, reservists and family members from all five branches of the military, including those stationed at several of the region’s military installations: Coast Guard Boston Base, USS Constitution, Ft. Devens and Hanscom Air Force Base.




Other activities planned for the night include:

• U.S. Army and Navy vehicles will be on display in the NRG Plaza
• The Army and Navy will set up pull-up bars for competitions among fans
• The Army will have a dog-tag-making machine to make custom tags for fans
• The USO Show Troupe will perform pregame in the NRG Plaza
• Members of the military and their families will create a special pregame rally tunnel for the players and officials as they walk on to the field
• ** Revolution players will walk out on to the field during the procession wearing t-shirts from the five branches of the military, as well as local police, fire and EMS units
• A large United States flag will be presented by troops on-field for the National Anthem
• The National Anthem will be performed by Angie Johnson of the U.S. Air National Guard, while the
• Canadian National Anthem will be performed by James Shackelford.
• The USO “Every Moment Counts” flag – which recently earned the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for “most signatures on a flag” – will be unfurled at halftime. The flag has 115,405 signatures, gathered digitally and in-person from around the globe, and its display will be accompanied by a performance by Johnson.
• The night’s Honor Guard will feature members of various military service branches
• Revolution players will wear jerseys with camouflage numbers

The Revolution jerseys with the camo numbers will be auctioned off, with all proceeds benefitting USO New England. More information about the raffle will be available on revolutionsoccer.net.

As part of the club’s Charitable Drive series, fans are asked to donate items that provide military members the “comforts of home” – New England-based items to remind them of their home region – in conjunction with the USO New England on Sept. 13. Items and gift cards from local coffee shops, beverages and snacks from regional companies can help cheer up service men and women.

Donations will be accepted starting at 5:30 p.m., and end at approximately 7:45 p.m. Collection bins will be set up in NRG Plaza and Bank of America Plaza. Fans who make a donation on Saturday will receive an autographed Revolution player card.

For more information about the New England Revolution Charitable Foundation’s drive series, please click here.