A Cypress resident who founded the nation’s only military think tank got a big honor over the weekend as the L.A. Kings and their fans honored him for the “Hero of the Game.”
According to the L.A. Kings, the Hero of the Game program is a season long commitment made by the LA Kings to pay tribute to local military personnel and their families.
The LA Kings host one military family at each home game to show our gratitude for their continued commitment and sacrifice. As the Hero of the Game, honorees are treated to dinner in the Lexus Club prior to the game and are recognized on ice during the National Anthem and again during the second period.
Dr. Dwight Stirling, who founded the Center for Law and Military Policy, has been featured in the nation’s top papers, including the New York Times, Chicago Sun Times, Bloomberg Military and many others for his work preserving the legal rights of active duty service members.
Stirling, the nation’s only Feres Doctrine scholar, testified before a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee in April of 2019 in an effort to reverse a 60-year-old provision prohibiting service members from seeking settlements.
For the first time in history, Congress has since then created a provision to allow service members who have been injured by military medical malpractice now have the right to file a claim.
Stirling and his team are currently working with California legislators to develop a bill to allow service members in the California military department who are victims of sexual assault to pursue accountability of the perpetrators.
“It was great feeling on a super patriotic weekend to be honored by the Kings,” said Stirling. “The team and the fans were terrific,” said Stirling, adding that his three-year-old son David “really had a ball.”
In addition to his center rink recognition during the national anthem, Stirling and his family were treated to a meal, tours and other special treats by the Kings organization.
