Pictured left to right: Rev. Pierce; his wife of 68 years, Sharon; Tula, his sister-in-law and widow of his brother, Lou Edward, a US Air Force veteran; and his son, Eugene Jr., a retired NYS Trooper.
The Buffalo Bills selected Rev. Pierce as its Military Hero of the Game during their matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, September 27th, at 1:00 PM. He received four complimentary tickets to the game, along with other items.
The jumbotron featured his story during the game, including a photo gallery showing his basic training with Elvis Presley, promotion to sergeant, extension of enlistment while stationed in Gelhausen, West Germany, where his Company Commander was First Lieutenant Colen Powell, who had just completed Basic Officer Training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, a visit in 2017 to the grave site of Corporal Jesse W. Clipper, in Picardi, France, seventy miles south of Paris.
Corporal Clipper is the namesake of American Legion Jesse Clipper Post 430 and helped found the Colored Musicians Club on Broadway and Michigan Avenue. The gallery also included a photo of Rev. Pierce serving as Deputy Superintendent of the Erie County Correctional Facility.