Rotary Club of Longboat Key Veterans Get-Together

Event coordinator Nick Kovalakides, of the Marine Corps, with speakers John Casey, of the Army, the Rev. Vincent Carroll, of the Navy, Chuck Fuller, of the Army Air Corps, Joe Palumbo, of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Evelyn Fresch, of the Women’s Army Corps

Army veterans who served before 1956 sing the former Army song.

Army veterans who served after 1956 sing the Army song.

Navy veterans sing their song.

Navy veterans sing their song.

Marine Corps veterans sing their song.

Joe Palumbo sings the song of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Army Air Corps veterans sing their song.

Lee Auslander, center, celebrated his 101st birthday last week.

World War II ear veterans

Evelyn Fresch, Frances O’Brian and Shirley Beachum all served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.

Vietnam War era veterans

Korean War era veterans

Cold War era veterans