The volunteers at Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard have been serving Acadiana for the past decade. They provide military funerals for veterans within a 45 mile radius of Lafayette. They perform the entire service, including 21 gun salute, when active military are unavailable. When active service members do come, the organization assists.
They served 25 events in their first year, 2014. The organization performed 216 events last year, and a total of nearly 1,500 since 2014. While many veteran groups are disbanding their honor guards, the Acadiana group is looking for volunteers to halp continue serving. For more information, contact Barry Dufour, (337) 873-1526.
Blog by Steve Wiley