Official Site of the Rays · Jul 11, 2015
Rays honor POW/MIA with right-field seat
Rays unveil POW/MIA chair 1:47 7/11/15: The Rays unveil the POW/MIA National Chair of Honor, which will remain empty as a symbol of Americans lost or captured while at war ST. PETERSBURG -- In remembrance of prisoners of war and those missing in action, the Rays dedicated a special seat in right field at Tropicana Field that will always remain empty.
There to dedicate the chair was World War II veteran and former prisoner of war Andrew H. Hines Jr., who was flanked by Rep. David Jolly of the 13th Congressional District, Rays president of baseball operations Matt Silverman and left-handed pitcher and Rays Up for Our Heroes ambassador Matt Moore.