To honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States, The Atchafalaya Chapter held a Memorial Day ceremony at St. Joseph The Worker Church cemetery in Pierre Part. The ceremony was held next to the final resting place of PFC Alvin Rivere, who was killed in action in Long An province, Vietnam, while serving with the US Army’s 9th Infantry Division, 5th Battalion 60th Infantry, Company A. PFC Rivere served as an infantry indirect fire crewman. To honor all veterans who died while serving, a wreath was laid at his grave. Many of PFC Rivere’s family members, clergy and other members of the community attended the ceremony.
The ceremony also included reading the names of 22 Assumption Parish service members who were killed in action during WWI, WWII, The Korean war, and the Vietnam war.
The Commander of the Domingue-Landry American Legion Post in Pierre Part played Taps at the conclusion of the ceremony.