Here's an article from the Mandeville Banner newspaper in November of 1973, some forty-seven years ago. Click on the images below to read about the Veterans Day Ceremony in front of the old courthouse.
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Here's an article from the Mandeville Banner newspaper in November of 1973, some forty-seven years ago. Click on the images below to read about the Veterans Day Ceremony in front of the old courthouse.
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Hundreds of people attended a special unveiling of the marble memorial in front of the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center in Covington Tuesday morning, a memorial etched with the names of 11 police officers who had given their lives in the line of duty over the past 60 years.
The monument is located across the main entrance walkway from the Armed Services Memorials which were placed in front of the Justice Center several years ago.
Here are some photographs of the Tuesday morning occasion.
The Covington-Abita Springs community takes Veterans Day ceremonies seriously. Here are some pictures from 35 years ago from the ceremony in front of the old parish courthouse, with flowers being placed on the War Memorial by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion on November 11, 1983.
The St. Pauls Band and the Covington High Band were on hand to provide the patriotic music, and the ROTC members were there to give a multi-gun salute. Click on the images to make them larger.
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From the 1944 football program, Lyon High vs. Ponchatoula High, a reminder of the men in service, and those who did not come back home. Click on the image to make it larger.