[StBernard] Veterans Recognition Program held Thursday, November 12

[Westley Annis]

Veterans Recognition Program held Thursday, November 12 

St. Bernard Parish President honored veterans at monument in Chalmette

 

St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. and Col. David Dysart,
Parish Chief Administrative Officer, held a recognition ceremony for all
veterans who bravely served our country in the armed forces on the morning
of Thursday, November 12.

 

The ceremony took place at the Veterans Memorial Monument located at the
corner of Judge Perez Drive and Jean Lafitte Parkway on the grounds of the
Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center.

 

President Taffaro thanked the veterans for their service at the ceremony
that included patriotic music, a flag-raising and speeches before a closing
ceremony that recognized local veterans in attendance as well as veterans
who are employees of St. Bernard Parish Government. As the veterans' names
were announced, they took their place at the foot of the monument in front
of their respective branches of service.

 

As the keynote speaker, Major General Hunt Downer, the Assistant Adjutant
General for the Louisiana National Guard at Jackson Barracks, reminded the
group that we should honor veterans every day, not just on Veterans Day, and
he said it's the soldiers who have come before us that give us the rights we
enjoy.

 

The Rev. Henry Ballard, a veteran, gave the opening prayer. 

 

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