Elks Lodge serves up its annual breakfast for vets

Photos by IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers

MILITARY MEN- Retired Army Cpl. John Goelz laughs with retired Army Sgt. Robert Laney at the Simi Valley Elks Lodge No. 2492 flapjack breakfast for veterans, part of the Elks' Wild West Weekend fundraiser on Sunday morning. Nearly 200 veterans and family members from all across Ventura County breakfasted together. Herb Sturm, left, of Santa Barbara gets ready to dive into his plate of pancakes. Sturm retired from the Navy 43 years ago.