Former major league baseball players Andy Ashby, of the San Diego Padres, Sterling Hitchcock, of the New York Yankees and Dean Palmer, of the Detroit Tigers, sign souvenirs and chat with 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldiers during the 2008 Heroes of the Diamond Tour while at the dining facility at Forward Operating Base Warhorse located in Diyala, Iraq, September 25. The tour focuses on increasing morale and showing support for deployed Soldiers. Former MLB players boost morale 119066

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