ARCATA, Calif. - Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Barry Starr, a retired aviation survival technician from Air Station Humboldt Bay, throws the first pitch during a Humboldt Bay Crabs home game, Thursday, July 22, 2009. Starr, a Reading, Pa. native, retired today after 27 years of military service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt.j.g. Todd Vorenkamp)