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Blue Crabs pitcher Charlie Manning (6) throws in the outfield before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Blue Crabs pitcher Daryl Thompson (3) throws in the outfield before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Blue Crabs pitcher Charlie Manning (6) steps out onto the field before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Blue Crabs pitcher Charlie Manning (6) gets ready in the locker room before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Blue Crabs pitcher Daryl Thompson (3) works out in the locker room before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Blue Crabs pitcher Daryl Thompson (3) works out in the locker room before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Players for the Blue Crabs get ready in the locker room before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Players for the Blue Crabs sit and sign autographs before the independent baseball league's Blue Crabs play the Camden RiverSharks at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Laura Coldin, 5, of Mechanicsville, Va., right, gets her baseball autographed by Blue Crabs pitcher Daryl Thompson (3) at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. The Blue Crabs played the Camden RiverSharks, both teams part of the independent baseball leagues. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jeremiah Collins, 10, of Lexintgon Park, Md., lays down on a table to get his t-shirt autographed by Blue Crabs pitcher Charlie Manning (6) at Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2013. The Blue Crabs played the Camden RiverSharks, both teams part of the independent baseball leagues. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Afghan air force is unable to conduct casualty evacuations from the battlefield or medical evacuations that provide advanced care during transport to treat the several hundred Afghan troops who are wounded on the battlefield each month. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel “looks forward to participating in this year’s DOD Pride event at the Pentagon on Tuesday, June 25 … to celebrate LGBT Pride Month,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said. Mr. Hagel will attend a symposium. (Associated Press)