Memorial Day is a day where we pause to remember the brave men and women who have served this country. Some died in service, making the ultimate sacrifice, while others
When CW2, USA Retired and NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair, Latia Suttle attended a screening for the ‘Six Triple Eight’ documentary a few years ago, she left having learned about members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were 855 Black women who were deployed overseas during World War II. They were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
Burial honors for six indigent St. Mary Parish veterans will take place on Thursday at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. The community is encouraged to "stand in the gap" to honor them at their final resting place.
I am writing about the well-meaning L&A Veterans Council’s suggestion to add yet another surplus vehicle (a tank) to the Veterans Memorial Park (“Veterans Council wants to add tank to Lewiston park,” March 15). As a 32-year Army veteran who rose up the ranks from private to retire as a major, I am 100% pro-military. […]
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