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Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot, left, and VFW Post 8971 Cmdr. Terry Matte and Eunice Police Deputy Chief Richard Daigle, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)

VFW awards: Teachers, firefighters, law enforcement officers honored

Local teachers, firefighters and law enforcement officers were among those honored at the VFW Post 8971 hosts award banquet Monday night.
About 100 people attended the event, and those at the event also celebrated the post’s 65th birthday.

The VFW Post 8971 members and the Boy Scouts Troop 425 honored MA1 Pamela Veillon on April 28 on her retirement date by raising and flying her personal United States flag and Louisiana flag. Veillons’ wishes were to have flags flown in Eunice on her retirement date. Veillon served 29 years in the Navy. Pictured are the VFW Post Commander Gene Olivier along with Honor guard Captain Alvin Wilson, Bugler Carrol Ortego, Chaplain Donald Estillette, along with Boy Scout Troop 425 Scoutmaster Randy Leger, Committe member Bard Fruge, and scouts Coy Martel, Bricen Leger, Chase Douget, Jordan Welch and Trevor Picard. (Photo Submitted)

VFW Post 8971 & troops honor retiree Veillon

The VFW Post 8971 members and the Boy Scouts Troop 425 honored MA1 Pamela Veillon on April 28 on her retirement date by raising and flying her personal United States flag and Louisiana flag.

Myra Miller, accent editor at The Eunice News, received a Reporter of the Year award from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8971 as recognition of her news reporting throughout the year for the post’s events, socials, school essays and other events. From left are Alvin Wilson, honor guard captain; Donald Estillette, chaplain; Miller; and Gene Olivier, All American post commander.
(The Eunice News Photo by Claudette Olivier)

VFW honors Eunice News' Myra Miller

Myra Miller, accent editor at The Eunice News, received a Reporter of the Year award from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8971 as recognition of her news reporting throughout the year for the post’s events, socials, school essays and other events.

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