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Matt Williams, coach of the Washington Nationals Major League baseball team and player render honors during the playing of the national anthem before the baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2015.

Matt Williams, coach of the Washington Nationals Major League baseball team and player render honors during the playing of the national anthem before the baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2015.

Matt Williams, coach of the Washington Nationals Major League baseball team and player render honors during the playing of the national anthem before the baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2015.

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