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Veterans honored with medal
posted Thursday, August 20th, 2009 @ 11:26 amE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Hundreds of family, friends and supporters joined Gov. Bobby Jindal Wednesday to honor 130 local veterans who were presented with Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal. The medal presentation was made at the Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home.

"America is the greatest country in the history of the world and there's no doubt that we're the strongest because of the brave men and women who joined the Armed Forces and were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect us and our freedom. These medals symbolize our gratitude for the service and sacrifice of all our veterans," Jindal said.

The Veterans' Honor Medal is gold-plated and comes with a blue ribbon. One side shows the state of Louisiana with "United States" embossed above and "Armed Forces" below.

The other side bears the words, "Louisiana appreciates your service to our country." Veterans who sustained a wound in battle received an honor medal designated by a silver star and a purple ribbon. Families of veterans who were killed in action received an honor medal designated by a gold star and a gold ribbon.

For photos from the event, see this week's edition of The Ouachita Citizen
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