By | May 21, 2009
Col. John Wood speaks with Rose Alexander during the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. Colonel Wood is the 437th Airlift Wing commander and Mrs. Alexander is the chief of outreach for the 437 AW Public Affairs Office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
Col. John Wood throws out the first pitch at the start of the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. The RiverDogs Committee traditionally holds two military appreciation nights during the year with the first one being in May in support of Military Appreciation Month and the second in August. Colonel Wood is the 437th Airlift Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
Master Sgt. Nichelle Cunningham sings the national anthem prior to the start of the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game held at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. The RiverDogs are a Class-A affiliate of the New York Yankees and have celebrated more than ten years of baseball action in "The Joe." Sergeant Cunningham is assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing as a paralegal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
An Air Force team, left, and a Coast Guard team, right, battle it out in a game of tug-of-war during the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. The Air Force's winning streak came to an end when the Coast Guard pulled them across the line. The RiverDogs Committee held their first of two military appreciation nights at "The Joe" in support of Military Appreciation Month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
Charlie T. RiverDog gets the crowd pumped up with his dance moves before the start of the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game held at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. The RiverDogs held a military appreciation night, which was free for all military and Department of Defense ID cardholders and their families. Charlie is the mascot for the Charleston RiverDogs and has helped the team to become one of the most popular attractions in the Lowcountry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
Members of the Charleston RiverDogs stand and face the flag during the national anthem prior to the start of the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. The RiverDogs are a Class-A affiliate of the New York Yankees and have celebrated more than ten years of baseball action in "The Joe." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
Charlie T. RiverDog interacts with children during the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game at Joseph P. Riley Jr., Park May 20. The RiverDogs held a military appreciation night, which was free for all military and Department of Defense ID cardholders and their families. Charlie is the mascot for the Charleston RiverDogs and has helped the team to become one of the most popular attractions in the Lowcountry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)