As the nation and our area get ready to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, one Indiana County football team will do so on the field Friday night.
The Homer-Center Wildcats will trade their traditional black and white jerseys for their home game against United Friday night for camouflage-patterned jerseys in commemoration of the lives lost that day. Sgt. Adam Louis of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard distributed the jerseys to the team yesterday, and also talked with the team about how the jerseys will represent the armed forces. He calls the jerseys a “morale booster” for the team.
Sgt. Louis was a senior in high school at the time of the attacks and was in the midst of making a commitment to joining the armed forces. He remembered watching the footage and a discussion with a teacher about joining the military.
While the camo jersey program is being done throughout the state, Homer-Center is reportedly the only school in Indiana County that’s taking part.
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