Veterans recognized during Flag Day fundraiser

Retired Maj. Gen. Anthony Jackson welcomes guests to the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event at Silvergate Retirement Residence, June 11. Shane Gibson photos

U.S. Army veteran and Apreva Hospice representative Derrick Staples, speaks before conducting a pinning ceremony for miltary veterans attending the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event at Silvergate Retirement Residence, June 11.

U.S. Navy Chief Brandon Ross, left, pins an American flag pin to U.S. Navy veteran Garrison True during the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event, June 11.

U.S. Navy veteran Tito Steere receives an American flag pin during the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event, June 11.

Apreva Hospice CEO Noel Sullivan, left, helps affix an American flag pin for U.S. Army veteran Leslie Schuchmann during the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event at Silvergate Retirement Residence.

U.S. Navy Chief Brandon Ross, left, affixes an American flag pin to U.S. Air Force veteran Betty Dower during the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event at Silvergate.

Members of the tap dancing senior group "Toe Tappers" perform a variety of patriotic dances during the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event, June 11.

Members of the tap dancing senior group "Toe Tappers" perform in military uniforms during the Fallbrook Senior Center Flag Day fundraising event at Silvergate Retirement Residence, June 11.