ON 5 APRIL 2010 NWLA CHAPTER 351 SHREVEPORT,LA CONDUCTED NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEARS NEW OFFICERS.  THE ELECTED OFFICERS WERE ADMINISTERED THE OATH BY DEPARTMENT COMMANDER RICHARD GARNER.  PHOTO'S OF THE EVENT ARE BELOW. JOINING THE CHAPTER TODAY WERE 2 NEW PATRIOTS. PATRIOT EDGAR ANDY ANDERSEN AND STEPHEN BLAKE BROOKS.  ANDY SERVED WITH THE USMC AND WAS WIA IN KOREA SEP 1950 AND BLAKE SERVED WITH THE US ARMY AND WAS WIA APR 2005 IN IRAQ. COMMANDER CHATELAIN MADE TWO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR SUPPORT OF OUR CHAPTER.  ONE WAS PRESENTED TO MRS. KAREN POTTER, DAUGHTER OF OUR FINANCE OFFICER JIM MCANN FOR HER ADMINISTRATIVE HELP WITH CHAPTER PROJECTS AND THE OTHER WAS PRESENTED TO MR FOSTER COOK, OWNER OF ATKINS NURSERY IN SHREVEPORT WHO CONTRIBUTE A MONUMENT TO THE CHAPTER THAT WILL BE PLACE AT THE SHREVEPORT JUVENILE COURT IN HONOR TO THE WOUNDED WARRIORS OF OUR COMMUMNITY.  WE HAD A GREAT LUNCHEON AS USUAL. 

YOURS IS PATRIOTISM.

KEN BOURGEOIS
ADJUTANT