SLS 22RS-4561 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 220
BY SENATOR SMITH
COMMENDATIONS. Commends World War II veteran Irving Pierre Sr.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend World War II veteran Irving Pierre Sr. for his lifetime of meritorious service
3 to his country and community.
4 WHEREAS, as part of the "Greatest Generation", Mr. Pierre honorably served his
5 country during World War II in the European Theater as a member of the United States
6 Army Air Corps for which he received the European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign
7 Medal; and
8 WHEREAS, as part of his service during the war, Mr. Pierre was also awarded two
9 Bronze Stars as a result of heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, and
10 meritorious service in a combat zone; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierre was honorably discharged from his service upon the
12 conclusion of WWII; and
13 WHEREAS, despite his service in defeating Fascism, Mr. Pierre returned home to
14 the segregated South, where he continued a new fight for civil rights; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierre was a founding member of the Friloux-Robinson American
16 Legion Post 509, in Ama, Louisiana; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierre, at age ninety-eight, was recently honored for his service to
18 this country and the American Legion Post 509, along with his dear friend and fellow WWII
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SLS 22RS-4561 ORIGINAL
1 veteran William Warren Becknel Sr.
2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
3 does hereby commend World War II veteran Irving Pierre Sr. for his lifetime of meritorious
4 service to his country and community.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
6 Irving Pierre Sr.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SR 220 Original 2022 Regular Session Smith
Commends World War II veteran Irving Pierre Sr. for his lifetime of meritorious service to
his country and community.
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