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Members of the LA Showstoppers Parish Fair Winners in group ages 4-6 grade are Lexie Savoie, Kristen Dupre, Ali Bourque, Allie Miller, Ava Matt, Madison Higginbotham,and Xaveria Charles.

Robinson McZeal Jr., top right, proud veteran, stands with Lake Arthur High School students Shenise Randolph, Ashley Myers, and Trey Dugas after being interviewed for an article about his service in conjunction with L.A.H.S.’s Veterans’ Day Program.

Clifford Vaughan, U.S. Veteran, stands with Lake Arthur High School students Sara LeDoux, Paris LeBlanc, and Brett Hoffpauir during the recent Lake Arthur High School Veteran's Day Program.

David Breedlove, center, was honored for his service to his country at the recent Lake Arthur High School Veteran's Day Program at the school's new gym.

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about our Lake Arthur area war veterans and how they served.

Clifford Vaughan
WWII Veteran
By: Brett Hoffpauir, Sara Ledoux, and Bethami Chiasson
Mr. Clifford Vaughan, a WWII veteran, was born in Abbeville, LA, on December 13, 1925. At the ripe young age of 18, he was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army in the 102nd Infantry Division. His service to the United States began in 1943.

By Mike Rizzuto
Sun Times Editor

Excuse the pun, but Aviation Division Airman Hokie LeLeux is truly "making waves" aboard the USS Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan these days.
LeLeux, the son of Keith and Marella LeLeux of Lake Arthur and a 2005 graduate of Lake Arthur High School, was recently honored by being named "Ronald Reagan Strike Group Sailor of the Day" for October 6, 2008. And if you aren't impressed by that designation, you will be once you learn that over 5,500 servicemen serve on the Ronald Reagan each and every day of the year.