MONROE, LA. (KNOE 8 News) - As the Thursday morning sun rose in the sky, a group of men rose to the occasion of putting together a national icon, the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall.
Around 20 veterans arrived near the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum to erect the wall piece by piece.
"It's going to be hard pulling these young men out here to display to everybody but at the same time I am more than proud and honored to do it," Veteran Mike Shaw said.
This is the second time in two years that the wall has come to Monroe and museum staff attribute it to the large turnout the wall had back in 2010, around 11,000 visitors.
"We hear these veterans' stories all the time and we sit there and think: 'What can we do for them?' And this is what we can do for them," Museum Director, Nell Calloway, said.
These men may have hung up their uniforms years ago but ton Thursday, in an empty field, they worked as one unit again.
From museum staff to veteran, the hope is that this wall will inspire the old and the young.
"Everyone to pray to God every night that all wars come to an end and we finally find peace on this Earth," Shaw said.
And as the pieces of the wall saw the light of day, the veterans worked as one to plant the names of their fallen brothers into the ground for all to see.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:57:22 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:20:47 GMT
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:40:55 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:00:21 GMT
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – For more than a decade Ray of Hope Ministries has been helping people in need. They are just one organization who has volunteers spending the weekend in Oklahoma.
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – For more than a decade Ray of Hope Ministries has been helping people in need. They are just one organization who has volunteers spending the weekend in Oklahoma.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:43 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:43:01 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - After a debate that lasted more than an hour at the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting, the board has voted to name Richwood High's stadium after a former coach.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - After a debate that lasted more than an hour at the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting, the board has voted to name Richwood High's stadium after a former coach.
