Several Lobos visited the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center on Friday, an annual trek they make to talk with military veterans receiving medical care. The team brought signed posters and visited several patients for a few hours.
The players talked golf – the state of Tiger Woods’ current game perhaps the most popular topic – and some of the veterans shared their experiences and encouraged the Lobos to excel in school and on the links.
One of the veterans shared his experience about the time served in Vietnam.
“I feel that talking to the veterans is really a great learning experience for us,” senior Sean Romero said. “They served their country to give us the opportunity to do what we do. I know if I get mad out on the golf course, if I think about my visit here, that puts things in perspective.”
That’s precisely why coach Glen Millican relishes the opportunity to bring his team on these visits.
“It’s great exposure for our team, to see people in all kinds of different situations,” Millican said. “I wanted our guys to meet some of the people that made the sacrifice for our guys to be in the position they’re in as student-athletes.”
Romero added that he and his teammates also felt good about being able to bring a smile to some of the veterans’ faces.
“Some of them don’t get a lot of visitors, so if we can help make their day a little better, then I’m glad we can,” Romero said. “A lot of them know quite a bit about golf, but even the ones that don’t thanked us for coming in and talking to them, when we’re the ones who should be thanking them.”
Lobo golfers who took part in Friday’s visit to the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center: Isaac Alderete, Nelson da Silva Ramos, Gavin Green, Jake Hendrix, Gustavo Morantes, Sean Romero, Randy Ross, Ben Tolsma.
