The times were a changin’.
Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger reports for active duty in the U.S. Army Reserves at Fort Sheridan on March 4, 1968. “I didn’t give it much thought, it was just my obligation,” said Kessinger of his term of service. The Vietnam War and concerns of the ’60s seldom overlapped baseball. “For a lot of people, Wrigley Field was a relief,” he said. (Photo by Ed DeLuga.)