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104-year-old WWII vet from Morganza among Louisiana veterans honored at State Capitol

3 hours 41 minutes 24 seconds ago Monday, May 05 2025 May 5, 2025 May 05, 2025 2:42 PM May 05, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — Monday was Veterans Day at the State Capitol and veterans who served as far back as World War II were honored.

At the Capitol, a display highlighting Louisiana veterans was set up in Memorial Hall. Among those names was 104-year-old Elmo Sholes, a Morganza native who served in World War II.

Sholes was also among several veterans given special honors. Resources were also made available to veterans as well.

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