NORTON SHORES, Mich. - Norton Shores is honoring a fallen soldier and his family with a memorial softball game named in memory of a fallen police officer.
Wednesday, Aug. 8, is the Ginka Memorial Softball Tournament at Ross Park. All proceeds go to Army Sergeant Matthew Tallman's family.
From 5 to 9 p.m., members of the Army, Muskegon County Prosecutors, Muskegon County Sheriff's Department and multiple agencies from Norton Shores will compete against each other.
Sgt. Tallman passed away in 2007 on a mission in Iraq.
The free event is family friendly with face painting, a dunk tank and a bounce house for the kids.
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