In the shadow of the USS John P. Murtha, the Bay Bridge, and downtown SF, kids from the Boys and Girls Club got to play basketball with Navy Sailors and Marines as well as the Academy of Art basketball players.
As a part of 'Hoops with the Troops' during SF's Fleet Week, kids got to play basketball with Navy Sailors and Marines from the USS John P. Murtha.Fleet Week is now underway in San Francisco and on Monday evening a special Hoops with the Troops event was held on Piers 30 through 32.
"Helicopter right there and it's just amazing, playing with the ship right there next to me!" said 11-year-old King Williams of San Francisco."It's super cool because having the ship in the background and playing with all the older people, it's super fun," said 11-year-old Joseph Arrow of San Francisco.
"One thing about the military is we're always supposed to be ready, so whether you come or don't come you're ready," said Priscilla Alegre who is a Marine from Miami, Florida."I do hoop a lot and I really am trying to go to the NBA and make my dream to play basketball," said Williams. "It's great to be home, it was fun, it was intense, it was very busy, Marines love being busy so no complaints but by the end it was nice to be back home," said Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel Robert Hillery of the Marine Corps."Anything else about San Francisco that you're really hoping to see while you're here?" ABC7 News asked one young sailor.
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