By | August 23, 2010
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Williams runs next to Deangelo Mack of the Charleston RiverDogs before the opening ceremonies for military appreciation night Aug. 19, 2010, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. Sergeant Williams took to the field along with 13 other Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy servicemembers to be recognized with their families. Sergeant Williams is an air transportation craftsman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)
Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard members depart the Charleston RiverDogs baseball field after presenting the colors as a C-17 Globemaster III flies overhead during the military appreciation night opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2010, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. The RiverDogs played against the Rome Braves from Georgia, who shutout Charleston?s team 4-0. It was the second consecutive shutout for the RiverDogs for the first time since July of 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Womble sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the Charleston RiverDogs military appreciation night Aug. 19, 2010, at the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. Sergeant Womble gave the performance in front of nearly 4,900 fans who came out for the RiverDogs? second military appreciation night of the year. Sergeant Womble is an aerospace ground equipment mechanic with the 437th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)
Members of the Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard march onto the Charleston RiverDogs baseball field to present the colors for the military appreciation night opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2010, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. The RiverDogs and Force Protection, a local manufacturer of mine-resistant vehicles, joined together to recognize military members who've recently returned from deployment. The RiverDogs traditionally host two military appreciation nights a year and offer free tickets to servicemembers and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)
U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Chapman throws the opening pitch for the Charleston RiverDogs military appreciation night Aug. 19, 2010, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. Before the start of the game, military members and their families took to the field with RiverDogs players for the presentation of the colors and the singing of the national anthem. Colonel Chapman is the commander of the 315th Airlift Wing and recently returned from deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)