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LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) -
The City of Lake Charles and the
Mayor's Committee for the First Lt. Douglas B. Fournet Memorial will hold a
dedication ceremony for the First Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet Memorial at 11
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at Veterans Memorial Park, Veterans Memorial Parkway.
City officials say the memorial will
be the centerpiece of a redesign of the entry area of Veterans Memorial
Park.
In addition to the memorial statue, officials
say new additions to the entrance will include a gateway entrance, two arbors
and new pavers.
Family members of Fournet are scheduled to attend, and a reception immediately following the
ceremony will be held in the Contraband Room of the Lake Charles Civic Center.
Doug Fournet, a Lake Charles native,
was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously in April 1970, for his selfless
act of sacrifice in May of 1968 during the Vietnam War.
The public is encouraged to attend.
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320 Division Street
P.O. Box 1490
Lake Charles, LA 70601/70602
Phone: 337-439-9071
Fax: 337-437-7600
First Lt. Douglas B. Fournet (Source: KPLC file photo)
