You know what else vets like, Wayne? Shirts.

Wayne Newton did his turn for more than 100 veterans last night, meeting with everyone in the audience who had served after the show to thank them personally and bring them to lunch today at his ranch, Casa de Shenandoah. Among the crowd was The Bachelor’s Andy Baldwin, who is a doctor and lieutenant commander in the Navy. Newton does a whole USO setpiece in Once Before I Go, so the Veteran’s Day fete fits in with the show. Although we do maintain that instead of “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” he could’ve covered all of Elvis Costello’s Armed Forces album. Would’ve loved to see the die-hards try to figure out “Oliver’s Army.”

By Jason Scavone

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