Marines visit with veterans at the Alexander Nininger State Veterans Nursing Home during Fleet Week Port Everglades 2009.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Apr. 30, 2009) Marines from Charlie Company, 4th Platoon, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) visit with veterans at the Alexander Nininger State Veterans Nursing Home during Fleet Week Port Everglades 2009. More than 1,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are participating in a number of community outreach activities as well as enjoying the hospitality and tourism of South Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R. Wax) File# 090430-N-2570W-001