We signed up for the Veteran's Day dinner. I think everyone was hungry as the crowd gathered around the clubhouse.
Before entering the dining hall we paid our respects during the flag lowering ceremony.
We were definitely in the minority as non-veterans. After a dinner of Bar-B-Que pork, cole slaw, baked beans, lemonade and cake, the park handed out service awards for each vet. While there was only one retired Coast Guard vet it would be difficult to say which branch of service had the most vets - there were a lot of retired Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Of course, there were quite a few Canadian vets present as well including, Larry and Bev across from us and Jack next to us at our table.
Our evening's entertainment was provided by Curtis Knox, a veteran with quite a vocal range. He wore a different hat for each song that was somewhat typical of the artist he was emulating. They ran the gamut from a white cowboy hat (Charlie Pride) to a big black hat (Johnny Cash) to a sombrero. He thrilled the crowd with a lot of old favorites and even had a number of folks up dancing.
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