Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park

10/13/2015

Veterans Day observances are scheduled at the following locations:

• VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic - Thurs, Nov 5th from 10 am til 1 pm – Free lunch & Entertainment
• Natchitoches Central HS Army Jr ROTC – Tues, Nov 10th from 9 am til 11:30 – Coffee & pastries provided, program.
• Lakeview HS Air Force Jr ROTC – Wed, Nov 11th, from 9 am til 1:00 pm – coffee, program, luncheon provided.
• LA School for Math, Science & Art – Thurs, Nov 12th, from 4:30 pm. Coffee, juice & cookies, program.

And at the Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park - Wednesday, Nov 11, at 2:30 PM. Please come out and honor all our veterans!

10/08/2015

Please join us as we honor all veterans on Veterans Day, 11 November, at 2:30 PM. The Park is located between the Old Court House and the New Court House in downtown Natchitoches, with entrances both on Church Street and Second Street.

If you know the name of a living WWII veteran who has lived in Natchitoches Parish, we would like to honor him or her on Veterans Day. Those who can attend will be personally recognized, those who can't attend will be named in the printed program. Please pass the names to Bob Gillan, 318-352-7746.

10/08/2015

The Celebration of Veterans Day 2015 is set for 11 November, and will honor the living WW II Veterans in Natchitoches Parish. Please help identify veterans who can attend the ceremony and who should be named and saluted at the Veterans Day event!

09/07/2015

The Park is nearing completion. One key feature is the walkway of Memorial Bricks. There is still plenty of space for additional bricks, so please consider purchasing an engraved brick to honor any Natchitoches Parish Veteran. Need more information? The Veterans Service Office, 318-357-3106, can help.

05/24/2015

Our Memorial Day Observance begins at 2:30 PM on Memorial Day, Monday, 25 May 2015. Please join us as we honor those veterans who have passed on.........

05/07/2015

The beautiful Memorial Park--and the awesome support from you, the community, that made it happen--is just another example of why Natchitoches really is the "Best Southern Small Town"! Help us win the title by voting today on USA TODAY's "10Best" poll--here's the link:

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11/11/2014

The Park was officially dedicated today at the Veterans Day Ceremony. A large crowd attended, and the rain stayed away. The keynote address was by David LaCerte, Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the State of Louisiana.

10/24/2014

The formal dedication of the Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park is set for 11:00 AM on Veterans Day, 11 November 2014. Ceremonies include reading the names of all those who died in our nation's wars, from World War 1 forward to the present. Please come out to see the Park -- and to honor our Veterans!

10/13/2014

The Thursday meeting of the Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park Committee was highlighted by the presentation of a Gold Sponsorship Certificate to BG and Mrs. Robert Doughtry, Shirley Walker in honor of Louis Landrum Jr., and a Bronze Sponsorship Certificate to Dennis Morgan.

The committee next conducted a final review of the War Dead names to be displayed on the bronze monument plaques.

The spelling of several names were questioned so please check the updated list and get back so we can go final.

The remainder of the meeting focused on event planning for the Park dedication on 11/11 at 11:00 A.M.

Finally, the agreement was narrowed on the wording for the Dedication Plaques and mock-ups from the graphic artist will be emailed for a final vote next week.

Our next meeting is set the week before the Dedication on November 6. 3:00 at the Downtown City Bank Boardroom.

10/08/2014

The Veterans Day program in almost complete and I am happy to announce that the guest speaker is LA Sec. of Veterans Affairs, Sec. LaCerte Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. The complete program will be available tomorrow at the meeting on Thursday October 9, 3:00 at the Downtown City Bank Board Room. Other committee actions will include honoring of recent sponsors, final construction decisions, and a vote on the wording of the dedication plaque.

Please share this announcement with our community members who do not have email.

09/29/2014

See the attached pictures showing some of the volunteers who helped sort the third delivery of bricks (Fred Terasa, Brenda Sowell, and the contractor, Scott Waskon) as well as the brick masons ( Steve Roque and Jonathan Gaskin). Unfortunately some bricks for the last order where not received and a few more were mismarked, so please check the park and help identify those which are missing or need correction. We will be placing an expedited order on October 3 to turn in the recently received forms along with corrections so please share this with the community ASAP. By paying the extra cost we hope to have the order laid before 11/11.

The Veterans Day program in almost complete and I am happy to announce that the guest speaker is LA Sec. of Veterans Affairs, Sec. LaCerte. The complete program will be available at the next meeting on Thursday October 9, 3:00 at the Downtown City Bank Board Room. Other committee actions will include final construction decisions and a vote on the wording of the dedication plaque.

Please share this announcement with our community members who do not have email.

09/08/2014

The long delayed brick order will be delivered this Friday and those wanting to help pair up friends and family bricks can come at 7:30 Saturday to lay them out. The brick masons will start work around 8:00.

The regular monthly meeting will be Thursday September 11 at 3:00, Downtown City Bank to finalize upcoming construction and organize the Saturday brick laying for the long delayed brick order.

Also, work will continue on the event planning for the Park dedication on 11/11 at 11:00 and your help is needed make this a very special “thank you” to our veterans, friends, and families.

Please share this information with our area residents who do not have email and remind everyone that we still need about $18,000 to complete the park so one final fund raising push is needed.

Bob

Honoring Our Veterans

Bob Gillan
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