Barksdale Air Force Base is hosting a luncheon honoring World War II veterans.

It's being held Friday, February 27, at Barksdale's Hoban Hall. More than 500 people will be an attendance, including 150 WWII veterans, two of them Bataan Death March survivors, 12 prisoners of war and 25 Purple Heart recipients. Twenty-nine veterans will be receiving the Louisiana Veteran Honor Medal.

The luncheon starts at 11 a.m. Cost to attend is $20 a person.

 

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