Patricia Mason-Guillory, project chairman for the St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial, speaks to former parish military veterans and Port Barre Police Officer Ken Breaux, who is responsible for privately funding a security system at the site off La. 182 south of Opelousas. Included in the event are Michael Rideau , a Viet Nam War veteran, Breaux, Todd Abhire, a member of the Veterans Memorial Board, Glenn Hollier, who wired the security system, Ty Lanclos of Electronic Protection Systems and military veteran Jean-Pierre Cartou.
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