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Close to 200 fallen Vermilion military personnel were remembered in two Memorial Day ceremonies at the Louisiana Military Museum and the War Memorial in Abbeville.
The first ceremony on Memorial Day was held at the War Memorial, located in downtown Abbeville.
The War Memorial has the names of Vermilion Parish soldiers who were killed in the line of duty.
A wreath was placed in front of the War Memorial by Charles Dill, who is the commander of the American Legion Vermilion Post 29 and Glenn Suire, also a member of Post 29.

The second annual “Remembering the Fallen” ceremony was by far the largest, according to one of the event’s organizers.
Last year close to 400 people crowded into the original display room of the Louisiana Military Museum for the first-ever Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Chris Crusta Airport.
The museum, however, expanded this year with the addition of the Hall of Honor, which is where the ceremony was held on Monday. The Hall of Honor doubled the museum in size.
Hundreds of people showed up to honor the soldiers who had fallen in combat.

LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four men have been sentenced for their involvement in the theft of 32 firearms from a gun dealer in Maurice, Louisiana. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced the defendants as follows:
Damien Damon Briggs, 28, of Kaplan, Louisiana, was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Tawaski Tavon Lewis, 32, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release.