Travis Mills, left, chats with Marine Corps Veteran John McLeur and Pauline McLeur, of Arrowsic, during the Travis Mills Foundation’s annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. There were 585 guests signed up for the event, which took place on the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.

Travis Mills, bottom left, greets a guest Wednesday before posing for a photo at the Travis Mills Foundation’s annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast at the Augusta Civic Center. This year’s event took place on the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.

Don Boutin, of Oakland, left, and Val Bard, of Fairfield, chat Wednesday before the Travis Mills Foundation’s annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast at the Augusta Civic Center. They both served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era but didn’t know each back then. The event took place on the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.

Volunteers pose for a group photo with Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, far right, before the Travis Mills Foundation’s annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Mills, of the 82nd Airborne, is a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker, actor, author and advocate for veterans and amputees. In September 2013, Mills and his wife Kelsey founded the nonprofit Travis Mills Foundation to benefit and assist veterans who have been injured in active duty or as a result of their service. The organization offers a variety of programs, including an all-expenses-paid retreat for veterans and their families in Rome.

 A volunteer, top, takes a photo of guests Wednesday at the Travis Mills Foundation’s annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast. Posing with the guests is host Travis Mills, center, at the Augusta Civic Center. This year’s event took place on the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.