Visiting Marines dish up breakfast to homeless veterans
A group of Marines from the base at Twentynine Palms -- in San Diego for a Memorial Day salute during the Padres-Cubs baseball game -- unload before dishing up breakfast to veterans and other residents at St. Vincent de Paul Village. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times)
Marines from Twentynine Palms, including 1st Lt. Zac Winters, in red, put on hair nets and aprons before helping to feed veterans and residents at St. Vincent de Paul Village. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times)
The volunteering Marines cut cantaloupe before serving breakfast to the 900 or so people living at St. Vincent de Paul, 167 of which are veterans. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times)
First Lt. Zac Winters loads cantaloupe wedges into bins. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times)
Veteran Melvin Leroy Hullett eats breakfast at St. Vincent de Paul Village. “I think it’ll boost the morale of a lot of the former military guys to see these Marines,” veteran Herschel Fagan said. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times)
Sgt. John Krumslek cleans tables after breakfast at St. Vincent de Paul Village. Marines from Twentynine Palms, veterans of Afghanistan, served breakfast to the San Diego facility’s residents. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times)
