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Honoring veterans
by Michael DeVault - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Veterans from across northeast Louisiana will be honored for their service to the nation Sunday afternoon with a ceremony at the American Legion Hall in Forsythe Park.

The Memorial Day service is a joint venture between the Northeast Louisiana Veterans' Association and the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with the presentation of colors.

Museum director Nell Calloway said the service is just one way for the community to honor the contributions of veterans. The joint service marks the first time the Chennault Museum has partnered with the Veterans' Association.
"This is something I've wanted to do ever since I became director here," Calloway said.

In previous years the Veterans' Association hosted one event for Memorial Day while the museum hosted a separate event. That did little to serve the region's veterans, according to Calloway, because the competing events meant veterans had to make a choice between which events to attend.
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