The day in photos, June 15, 2011

photo by: Orlin Wagner/AP Photo

Fans wave an American flag following a U.S. goal against Guadeloupe in the Gold Cup. The U.S. prevailed, 1-0, on Tuesday in Kansas City, Kan.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Dole Fellow Kevin Benson, a retired Army colonel with a doctorate from KU, left, along with Lt. Col. Greg Penfield, center, and Dave Futch, Senior Military Analyst at Center for Army Lessons Learned, speak at the Dole Institute Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The three participated in a Q-and-A session on the war in Iraq and the state of the Army after 10 years of war.

Jo Ann Fluke, executive director of Groovability is a former Ms. Wheelchair Kansas and performs with the group on a regular basis.

photo by: AP Photo | Charlie Riedel

Members of the United States national soccer team run drills during practice at the new Livestrong Sporting Park, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Kansas City, Kan. USA will face Guadeloupe on June 14, during pool play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

photo by: Nick Krug

In this file photo, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald smiles as he speaks to those attending his lecture "In the Measure of a Man," on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School.