AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A heart-felt community event in Amsterdam took place on Saturday to honor local service members and to remind them they’re not alone. The “Heroes at Home Plate” baseball dinner brought veterans, active-duty service members, and their families together — using food and community support to combat isolation and veteran suicide.

"When someone is in the military serving active duty, their spouses, their children, their families are at home also serving." said Sara Boerenko, Director of the Health Department for Montgomery County.

Alongside partnering with the Amsterdam Mohawks baseball team, the event is part of the Joseph P. Dwyer program — a New York State-funded initiative providing peer support and mental health resources for veterans in communities across the

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