Statue unveiled honoring Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex region

Lorenz Walker, Bossier City mayor and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, and Joey Strickland, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs secretary, unveil the Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue at the Bossier City Civic Center in Bossier City, La., Nov. 11, 2020. The Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue is dedicated to the women, past and present, who have served in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

Statue unveiled honoring Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex region

Lorenz Walker, Bossier City mayor and retired U.S. Air Force colonel; Sandy Franks, Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex president; and Joey Strickland, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs secretary, unveil the Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue at the Bossier City Civic Center in Bossier City, La., Nov. 11, 2020. The Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue is dedicated to the women, past and present, who have served in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

Statue unveiled honoring Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex region

Leaders from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., pose for a photo in front of the newly unveiled Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue at the Bossier City Civic Center in Bossier City, La., Nov. 11, 2020. The statue was unveiled during a Veteran's Day celebration at the Bossier City Civic Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)

Statue unveiled honoring Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex region

Published Nov. 11, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman
2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Lorenz Walker, Bossier City mayor and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, and Joey Strickland, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs secretary, unveil the Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue at the Bossier City Civic Center in Bossier City, La., Nov. 11, 2020. The Women Veterans of the Ark-La-Tex statue is dedicated to the women, past and present, who have served in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)