PHOTO GALLERY: Veterans Cemetery holds burial for seven unclaimed veterans
Published 4:06 pm Friday, May 31, 2024
The cremated remains of seven unaccompanied veterans are presented for burial Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. The remains included six veterans from Calcasieu Parish and one from St. Mary Parish.
USMC Vietnam veteran Richard Morgan of Westlake accepts the U.S. flag on behalf of Vietnam veteran PVT Douglas Winson Smith on Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. Smith was among seven veterans who were buried without families.
LCDR Ethan Mansel and EO1 Sayaka Jones prepare to present a folded flag in honor of an unaccompanied veteran Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. Area veterans and members of the community paid their respects during the ceremony honoring seven unaccompanied veterans from Calcasieu and St. Mary parishes.
Army Sgt. Kobe Arceo and Spc. Logan Chapman fold the American flag Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. The service honored seven fallen veterans who were buried without families.
rmy Sgt. Kobe Arceo presents an urn of an unaccompanied veteran Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. The ceremony provided a lasting tribute and a final resting place for the veterans who served their country.
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces hold the urns of seven unaccompanied veterans laid to rest Friday at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. Area veterans and members of the community attended the event to ensure the veterans were buried with the honor and respect they deserved.
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Director Dwyane Guidry presents an urn to Army Sgt. Kobe Arceo on Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service in Jennings. Seven veterans who had no next-of-kin received military honors to send them off to their final resting place.
The cremated remains of seven unaccompanied veterans were presented for burial Friday during an Unaccompanied Veterans Memorial Service at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. The remains included six veterans from Calcasieu Parish and one from St. Mary Parish.
