During the Nov. 1 game vs. the St. Louis Blues, we welcomed United States Air Force Master Sergeant Jeremy Mers.  

From Wauconda, Illinois, Master Sergeant Mers joined the Air Force in 1997 as a Munitions Systems Apprentice. After four years of active duty, he left the Air Force and later joined the Air Force Reserve in 2008. In 2011, he was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He now serves as a line recruiter servicing Columbus and its surrounding areas.

During the Oct. 29 game vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs, we welcomed United States Navy Reserve Electrician’s Mate Second Class Kevin McEnneny.  

In 2007, Electrician’s Mate Second Class McEnneny joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve and served as a Field Radio Operator. In 2010, he was deployed to Afghanistan where he served on the front lines. He left the Marines in 2013, and in 2021 he joined the United States Navy Reserve and just recently re-enlisted for another two years.

During the Oct. 24 game vs. the Washington Capitals, we welcomed United States Army Specialist Joseph Lay.  

From Dallas, Texas, Specialist Lay enlisted in November 2016 as an Intelligence Analyst and was stationed in South Korea from 2017 to 2018. He was later deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. In 2021, he was stationed in Germany before his honorable medical separation from the Army in 2022.

During the Oct. 18 game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, we welcomed United States Navy Petty Officer First Class Harry Hoffrogge. 

From Circleville, Petty Officer First Class Hoffrogge enlisted in 2010 and served as a Fire Controlman for the Tomahawk weapons systems. In 2012 he was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a part of a team hunting pirates in the Arabian Sea and was deployed once again in 2015 for an 11-month tour.

During the Oct. 16 game vs. the Colorado Avalanche, we welcomed United States Army Staff Sergeant Danny Adams Jr.  

From Columbus, Staff Sergeant Adams joined the Army in 2006 and was trained to maintain the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Abrams Tank. He was later deployed with the 1st Armored Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Later he was deployed as a member of the 4th Infantry Division in support of Operation New Dawn.

During the Oct. 13 game vs. the New York Devils, we welcomed 99-year-old World War II veteran United States Army Corporal Burt Marsh.  

From Seneca Falls, New York, Corporal Marsh was drafted into the Army after graduating high school in 1944 and in January of the following year he was deployed overseas. Assigned to Company M of the 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, he served as a 30-caliber heavy machine gunner earning three Battle Stars in the Battle Of The Bulge, the Rhineland Offensive and the Central Europe Campaign. He was honorably discharged from the Army in June 1946.