82nd Airborne soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Burnett, swaps his beret with Atlanta Braves pitcher, Joel De La Cruz’s hat at the MLB Fort Bragg Game with the Braves verses Marlins on July 3, 2016.

A little boy waits for a stray ball at the Fort Bragg Game with Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on Sunday, July 3, 2016, on Fort Bragg. The Marlins defeated the Braves 5-2 in the historic game that was the first professional sporting event played at a U.S. military base.

Miami Marlin’s, Nick Wittgren signs autographs after winning the Fort Bragg Game against the Atlanta Braves on July 3, 2016.

Hubert Edwards, a WWII veteran and diehard Atlanta Braves baseball fan in his home in Sanford on July 1, 2016 with his cap and images of himself at the lake on Fort Bragg in 1939 and one taken in Sicily. He has a Unit medal 17th field artillery, Good Conduct Medal, Overseas ribbon with 5 bronze stars and 1 silver, a grateful nation remembrance button, expert rifle expert ribbon, and more.

Dancers in the Ewe Associates perform at the Second Annual African World Peace Festival in downtown Fayetteville on Person Street on Saturday, July 26, 2016. The theme of the event was One People, One Community, One Fayetteville.

Capt. Joseph Fix holds a photograph of his family, on Pike Field on Fort Bragg on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Capt. Fix’s family has served in the Army continuously for the past 100 years, beginning with his great-grandfather who commanded an artillery unit that commuted by horse.

April and Thomas Lewis with their children, Jalaiga, bottom left, Jayion, bottom right, Jamore, middle left, Jamal, James, Jamayor, middle right and Janay, top right, are living in a home on 1000 block  of Leroy Street where snakes crawl in the attic, water pours through ceilings and electrical outlets don’t work. After months of complaints to their landlord and refusing to pay rent until the problem is solved, The Lewis family is finally seeing renovations made, but done in an unsafe way. Nails sprawled over their yard, an open bottle of bleach on a table and trash and boards in the walkways have halted their lives. Their kids have not been able to play outside due to the dangers.

A Cumberland County Sheriff deputy tapes a notice in the window of a home on the 6100 block of Lakemoore Pl as he evicts tenets renting it on Thursday, July 7, 2016. The notice states the premises have been padlocked by order of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and to do not enter.

Leslie Madison, owner of High Performance, throws furniture to Kevin McDougal as they clean out an apartment after an eviction on 5100 block of Higgins Street on Friday, July 22, 2016, in Fayetteville. “We found a dead cat upstairs, it must have been there for a long time because it didn’t even smell anymore,” said McDougal.

Kelly Redlinger hugs the woman he has been living with as they move their belonging out of the home they have been renting on Thursday morning, July 7, 2016. A Cumberland County Sheriff deputy evicted the tenets renting the home on the 6100 block of Lakemoore Pl with the property manager present. A notice taped in the window states the premises has been padlocked by order of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and to do not enter.

Matthew Weinrich, 5, runs out from under a Golden Knights plane with Grace Weinrich, 7, left, Sadie Staehlin, middle, and Matilda Weinrich, 3, at the Golden Knights Change of Command ceremony on Thursday, July 14, 2016 on Fort Bragg. Incoming commander Lt. Col. Carlos Ramos took over command from outgoing commander Lt. Col. Matthew Weinrich, who took command in July 2014.

Kristen Gillman of Austin, Texas watches her tee shot at the final round 114th North & South Women’s Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No. 2 golf course on Friday, July 15, 2016.

Jimmy Grimsley, 78, sorts through watermelon on his trailer parked on the corner of Robeson and Whitfield Street on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016. Grimsley started selling produce at six-years-old with his father. Many customers return year after year and share stories of where they met Jimmy.

FAPS Animal Caretaker, Ashley Feimster, holds Conner and Gypsy, dogs up for adoption, at the Botanical Gardens on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Fayetteville. Cape Fear Botanical Garden’s inaugural Dog Day in the Garden is on July 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and features Dog of the Garden pageant, “Tails on the Trails” one-mile walk, demonstrations, vendors and more. The event benefits the Fayetteville Animal Protection Society.

Kristen Gillman and Katelyn Dambaugh compete during the final round 114th North & South Women’s Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No. 2 golf course on Friday, July 15, 2016.

Anthony Harris of Reaford laughs with his daughter, Nia MacCoy, 8, as they share a water at the Second Annual African World Peace Festival in downtown Fayetteville on Person Street on Saturday, July 26, 2016. The theme of the event was One People, One Community, One Fayetteville.

Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter talks with  soldiers that are set to deploy to lead the fight against ISIS at the Fort Bragg Conference and Catering Center on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

Executive Club, a private strip club, on Murchison Road was added to Fort Bragg’s Off Limits Establishments list pre 2007. The list was last updated on Feb. 11, 2016.

Corporal Paul Phillips makes a portrait out of grass and water bottles with four-year-old, Kayden Thompson after he was recognized for his service to the community at the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Lillington during a gathering to support law enforcement. “That police officer helped me make a picture of him, the cap is his badge,” said Thompson as the speaker of the event encourages parents to teach their children, police officers are not their enemy.

Fayetteville Observer photo intern, Michelle Bir.