Walker High School FFA member Lacy Gross pins a rose on U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Williams, of Denham Springs, before the start of the school's Veteran's Day program Friday morning. Williams will be headed back to Iraq in early January for his second tour of duty there. He has been deployed three times.
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Veterans Carter Welch (left) and Wesley Watson listen to the Denham Springs High School band play the Armed Forces Salute to the different branches of the military.
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Juban Parc Jr. High sixth grade student Christian Middlebrook presents U.S. Navy veteran Bob Waltman a letter written by the students as a "thank you" for his service. Each of the nearly 40 veterans received a letter. Standing after receiving theirs are Brian Hutchinson, U.S. Army; Nathan LaBorde, U.S. Navy; and James E. Dupuy, U.S. Navy.
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David London, a Navy veteran of the South Pacific theater in World War II, accepts the thanks of Citrus Revolution President Lynn King for his service, a time that "I don't want to remember."
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After delivering fruit and a speech at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, Lynn King, Navy veteran and president of the LIvingston Parish Citrus Revolution, accepts the thanks of Mike McNaughton (left), Iraq veteran and director of outreach at the Louisiana Office of Veterans Affairs.
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Citrus Revolution board member Larry Utrera thanks two lady veterans at Harvest Manor Nursing Home: nurse Betty Russell, who served in the U.S. Army in Germany in the 1980s and Mrsl Juanita Ernest, a Navy Nurse during World War II.
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Stephanie Landry, COA meal site manager in Livingston, presents fruit to veterans Nick Erdy (left) and Ray Henson.
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Army veteran Ryan Lewis receives fruit from Council on Aging Director Sharon Martin.
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David Silvio, vice president of the LIvingston Parish Citrus Revolution, presents fruit and Patricia Dunn, activity director of Harvest Manor Nursing Home, presents a certificate honoring Vietnam Air Force veteran Robert McAlister (seated).
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Elizabeth O'Neal and Garrett Davidson deliver 200 gifts of fruit to the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, including an extra 50 for the staff and a huge basket for the outreach staff of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
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At the Springfield COA Meal Site, manaer Angie Scivicque presents fruit to Oscar Nettles (right) and Carl Efferson.
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At Golden Age Nursing Home, Citrus Revolution secretary/treasurer Suzanne Utrera shakes hands with George Beckwith, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, the "worst two years of his life." In the foreground is Pleasant Sibley, who also served in the Army during the Korean War. Utrera and her brother, Lynn King, recognized Sibley as their former biology teacher.
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Arv Rowe, Rosemary John and Stan Masinter, members of the Baton Rouge Caledonian Pipes and Drums, play "Amazing Grace" on the bag pipes.
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Denham Springs Elementary teacher Sarah Scott, a U.S. Army veteran, stands as her name was called along with approximately 60 other Armed Services Veterans who attended Denham Springs High School's annual Veterans Day program. Sitting in front of Scott are Roy Miller (left) and Bill Wilson.
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Boy Scouts of America's Bailey Gill, Troop 283; Ryan Carreca, Troop 141; and Damon Gates; Troop 888 salute the flag during posting of the colors at Juban Parc Jr. High's Veteran's Day program.
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Dick Smart (second, right), a U.S. Marines veteran, talks with Pamela Harris, U.S. Air Force; Andre Sylvester, U.S. Marines; Marc Seals, U.S. Marines; and Bob Waltmam, U.S. Navy before the start of school's first Veteran's Day program Thursday.
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Wearing military uniforms or patriotic colors Lewis Vincent Elementary students sing and ring bells while singing "America the Beautiful" at the school's annual Veterans Day program.
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At the Maurepas High Veterans Day program, 8th-grader Ryan Davis extends appreciation to the veterans on behalf of his classmates.
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At the Maurepas High Veterans Day program, honored veterans Eddie Bruce and Gene Bovia vist with Bovia's grandson, Trevor Bovia at the Maurepas High Veterans Day program
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