- April 19, 2024
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Betty Lawson and Navy veteran Dick Erwin of Tara enjoy the Veterans Day Dinner & Dance at Tara Golf & Country Club on Wednesday.
Carol Finnegan and Navy veteran Lenny Rounds listen to the band during the Veterans Day Dinner & Dance at Tara Golf & Country Club on Friday.
Audrey Riley and Navy veteran John Riley dance during the Veterans Day Dinner & Dance on Wednesday night at Tara Golf & Country Club.
Navy veteran Ace Boughton served as the master of ceremonies at the Veterans Day Dinner & Dance at Tara Golf & Country Club.
A display in honor of Veterans Day was presented at Tara Golf & Country Club on Wednesday night.
Marine veteran Kelly Lanford of Bradenton was the guest speaker on Wednesday at the Veterans Day Dinner & Dance at Tara Golf & Country Club.
Mindi Lanford and her husband, retired Marine Kelly Lanford, enjoy a moment before Kelly addressed the crowd as the evening's guest speaker at the Veterans Day Dinner and Dance at the Tara Golf & Country Club.
Before Ace Boughton, a retired Navy veteran, introduced the guest speaker at the Tara Golf & Country Club Veterans Day Dinner & Dance on Wednesday evening, he recalled a story about a meeting with a retired Marine.
He asked the Marine if he had served.
"I am a United States Marine," the man replied.
Boughton said the man was in his 70s with white hair. "But did you serve?" he asked again.
"I am a United States Marine," the man repeated.
Boughton obviously came to the conclusion, "Once a Marine, always a Marine."
Kelly Lanford, a retired Marine warrant officer, then took the podium and talked about service and patriotism to the crowd, which enjoyed dinner and dancing at the club.
The night was dedicated to Brigadier General John P. Casey, Jr., who died Oct. 9 at age 84. Casey was a Vietnam veteran who retired to Bradenton after 28 years of service.
