Vietnam Vet Urges More Patriotic Consciousness

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Published: Monday, May 31, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 31, 2010 at 8:42 a.m. A Memorial Day ceremony is set for noon today at the VFW Post 5097 Hall, 1004 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux, at the corner of Tiger Drive and Parish Road. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

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Vietnam vet urges more patriotic consciousness
CHESTERTON — The two special guests at the annual Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday afternoon at the Vietnam Wall were a familiar face from many area veterans’ events and a soon-to-be American who is already serving his adopted country. Omid Shahab lives as a permanent U.S. resident with his wife in Portage, where they are expecting a child who will be born an American citizen. A civilian who …

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