VETERANS. VETERANS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR AMERICAN FREEDOMS. AND RAVENS CHEERLEADERS ARE HERE THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND HANDING OUT SPECIAL VETERANS DAY PINS TO SEE THE VETERANS COME IN, THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES WHEN THEY SEE THE CHEERLEADERS, AND WHEN THEY GET THE PIN FROM US HONORING THEIR SERVICE. YOU KNOW, FOR MANY, THEY DIDN’T GET THAT HONOR WHEN THEY CAME BACK HOME, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR VIETNAM VETERANS. SO TO GET IT TODAY, IT’S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF US SHARING OUR GRATITUDE. HAPPY VETERANS DAY, RAVENS CHEERLEADERS, HONORED VETERANS AT THE BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER MONDAY, PRESENTING THEM WITH THE VETERANS DAY PIN AND THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. IT’S A GREAT THING TO HAVE RAVENS CHEERLEADERS. I’M A GREAT FAN OF RAVENS. I WISH LAMAR JACKSON WOULD GO ALL THE WAY THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE NEED A CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS IS OUR YEAR. I’M THE BIGGEST CHEERLEADER OF THE RAVENS. JOHNNY JONES SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AND SAYS THEY DIDN’T RECEIVE ANY APPRECIATION WHEN THEY RETURNED HOME. COMING HOME I WAS HARD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD NO GOT NO RESPECT FROM, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT THAT YOU WENT AND FOUGHT FOR, HE SAYS. NOW IS MUCH DIFFERENT. APPRECIATION FOR VETS HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE 60S, BUT THERE’S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. GET THEM OFF THE STREET, FEED THEM, SUPPORT THEM WHEN THE VETERAN IS IN NEED AND YOU SEE THEM IN NEED, GIVE THEM A HELPING HAND. OPEN YOUR DOORS FOR THEM AND KEEP THEM SAFE FROM ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT’S GOING ON TODAY. JEFFREY CROWDER, A HUGE RAVENS FAN, SAYS THIS SURPRISE MEANS A LOT TO HIM, ADDING DOORS SHOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN FOR VETERANS. THEY NEED MORE PLACES TO GO AND MORE PROGRAMS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, HAPPY VETERANS DAY. RYAN SERVED IN THE MARINES AND HAS BEEN A RAVENS CHEERLEADER FOR THREE YEARS. HE SAYS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY HE NEVER PASSES UP. IT’S GREAT. IT’S NICE TO SEE LIKE MY FELLOW, YOU KNOW, BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE MILITARY. AND THEN IT’S ALSO NICE COMING TO A VA SYSTEM AND SEEING THEM GIVE CARE. VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK CARE AT THE VA, WHICH IS OPEN 24 OVER SEVEN. AND TO EVERYONE WHO SERVED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FROM DOWNTOWN. I’
Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders honor veterans at VA Medical Center in Baltimore
Updated: 5:49 PM EST Nov 10, 2025
Veterans at the Baltimore VA Medical Center got a big surprise Monday from the Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders.Veterans are the cornerstone of American freedom, and the Ravens cheerleaders are thanking vets for their service and handing out special Veterans Day pins.”To see the veterans come in, the smiles on their faces when they see the cheerleaders and when they get the pin from us honoring their service, you know, for many, they didn’t get that honor when they came back home, particularly for Vietnam veterans. So, to get it today is just a little bit of us sharing our gratitude,” said Christopher Buser, the deputy director for the VA Maryland Health Care System.Ravens cheerleaders honored veterans by presenting them with a Veterans Day pin and thanking them for their sacrifices.”It’s a great thing to have the Ravens cheerleaders out, I’m a great fan of the Ravens. I wish Lamar Jackson would go all the way this year because we need a championship. This is our year,” said Jeffery Crowder, one of the veterans honored.Johnnie Jones, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War, said veterans didn’t receive any appreciation when they returned home.”I’m the biggest cheerleader of the Ravens,” Jones said. “Coming home, that was hard because you got no respect from the people you went and fought for.”Jones said it’s now much different as appreciation for vets has come a long way since the 1960s, but there’s much work to be done. “Get them off the street, feed them, support them,” Jones said. “When a veteran is in need and you see them in need, give them a helping hand, open the doors for them, and keep them safe from all the elements that’s going on today,” Crowder said.Crowder said the surprise means a lot to him and added that doors should always be open for veterans, as they need more places to go and more programs.Ryan S., who served as a Marine and has been a Ravens cheerleader for three years, said this is an opportunity he never passes up.”It’s great. It’s nice to see my fellow brothers and sisters in the military, and then, it’s also nice coming to a VA system and seeing them give care,” Ryan said. Veterans are encouraged to seek care at the VA, which is open 24/7, located in Downtown Baltimore.
BALTIMORE —
Veterans at the Baltimore VA Medical Center got a big surprise Monday from the Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders.
Veterans are the cornerstone of American freedom, and the Ravens cheerleaders are thanking vets for their service and handing out special Veterans Day pins.
“To see the veterans come in, the smiles on their faces when they see the cheerleaders and when they get the pin from us honoring their service, you know, for many, they didn’t get that honor when they came back home, particularly for Vietnam veterans. So, to get it today is just a little bit of us sharing our gratitude,” said Christopher Buser, the deputy director for the VA Maryland Health Care System.
Ravens cheerleaders honored veterans by presenting them with a Veterans Day pin and thanking them for their sacrifices.
“It’s a great thing to have the Ravens cheerleaders out, I’m a great fan of the Ravens. I wish Lamar Jackson would go all the way this year because we need a championship. This is our year,” said Jeffery Crowder, one of the veterans honored.
Johnnie Jones, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War, said veterans didn’t receive any appreciation when they returned home.
“I’m the biggest cheerleader of the Ravens,” Jones said. “Coming home, that was hard because you got no respect from the people you went and fought for.”
Jones said it’s now much different as appreciation for vets has come a long way since the 1960s, but there’s much work to be done.
“Get them off the street, feed them, support them,” Jones said.
“When a veteran is in need and you see them in need, give them a helping hand, open the doors for them, and keep them safe from all the elements that’s going on today,” Crowder said.
Crowder said the surprise means a lot to him and added that doors should always be open for veterans, as they need more places to go and more programs.
Ryan S., who served as a Marine and has been a Ravens cheerleader for three years, said this is an opportunity he never passes up.
“It’s great. It’s nice to see my fellow brothers and sisters in the military, and then, it’s also nice coming to a VA system and seeing them give care,” Ryan said.
Veterans are encouraged to seek care at the VA, which is open 24/7, located in Downtown Baltimore.