Linda Stephenson Cunningham speaks during a ceremony honoring her father, Larry. W. Stephenson, a U.S. Army Veteran, at the Historic City Hall on Friday. Stephenson, who died in 1993, was a U.S. Army Veteran and member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. Cunningham and other surviving family members were given duplicate casts of Stephenson's Congressional Gold Medal by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Linda Stephenson Cunningham speaks during a ceremony honoring her father, Larry. W. Stephenson, a U.S. Army Veteran, at the Historic City Hall on Friday. Stephenson, who died in 1993, was a U.S. Army Veteran and member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. Cunningham and other surviving family members were given duplicate casts of Stephenson's Congressional Gold Medal by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy honors late U.S. Army Veteran Larry W. Stephenson by giving duplicate casts of his Congressional Gold Medal to his family members during a ceremony on Friday at the Historic City Hall. Stephenson, who died in 1993, was given the medal posthoumously as member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy honors the family of late U.S. Army Veteran Larry W. Stephenson by giving them duplicate casts of his Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Friday at the Historic City Hall. Stephenson, who died in 1993, was given the medal posthoumously as member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Members of the Stephenson family sit on the row during a ceremony on Friday at the Historic City Hall honoring the late Larry W. Stephenson, a U.S. Army Veteran who received a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously as member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy honors the family of late U.S. Army Veteran Larry W. Stephenson by giving them duplicate casts of his Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Friday at the Historic City Hall. Stephenson, who died in 1993, was given the medal posthoumously as member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

Mayor Nick Hunter speaks during a ceremony held on Friday at the Historic City hall to honor posthoumously Larry W. Stephenson, a Congressional Gold Medal receipient and member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, speaks during a ceremony held on Friday at the Historic City hall to honor posthoumously Larry W. Stephenson, a Congressional Gold Medal receipient and member of Merrill's Marauders, 5307th Composite Unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II and was famous for taking on missions deep behind Japanese lines. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

A ceremony was held on Friday at the Historic City Hall to posthumously honor Larry W. Stephenson, a U.S. Army Veteran and Congressional Gold Medal recipient as a member of Merrill's Marauders during World War II. Several of Stephenson's family members were on hand to receiver duplicate medals given by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

A ceremony was held on Friday at the Historic City Hall to posthumously honor Larry W. Stephenson, a U.S. Army Veteran and Congressional Gold Medal recipient as a member of Merrill's Marauders during World War II. Several of Stephenson's family members were on hand to receiver duplicate medals given by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)

A ceremony was held on Friday at the Historic City Hall to posthumously honor Larry W. Stephenson, a U.S. Army Veteran and Congressional Gold Medal recipient as a member of Merrill's Marauders during World War II. Several of Stephenson's family members were on hand to receiver duplicate medals given by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)