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Louisiana's last known Pearl Harbor survivor U.S. Navy Shipfitter 1st Class Joseph W. "Joe" Richard, 100, was laid to rest Saturday, Sept. 30 at Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette. Here, Richard's daughters, Brenda Langlinais, accepting the flag, and Connie Figueron, seated to the right of Langlinais, receive their father's flag. Richard was a Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Church Point News)

‘Fair winds and following seas’

By: Claudette Olivier Editor CHURCH POINT — World War II and U.S. Navy Veteran William Joseph "Joe" Richard, Louisiana’s last known Pearl ...

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