Another military hero will take the floor Tuesday night to be honored ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Since 2006, the Home Strong Program has honored servicemen and -women at the start of Heat games. The Heat's public address announcer, Michael Biamonte, welcomes home military personnel who have been recently deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
At Game 3 of the Finals, U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Lewis, who was deployed twice to Afghanistan, was honored. But, Lewis had no idea what was in store for him.
"It's a truly different experience coming home to the Miami Heat organization arena that's honoring you at a national game," Lewis said.
At Tuesday night's game, the Heat organization will honor U.S. Army Spc. Carlos De Jesus, who was also stationed in Afghanistan.
"When you're gone for a year, sometimes you don't think people care what we're doing over there. So when I come back and I receive a welcome like this, I feel really appreciated," De Jesus said.