I attended a celebration for the the addition of the building where the Ruston USO had been to the National Register of Historic Places. When Hawkins Photography, which is in a store front location in downtown Ruston, was doing some renovating it noticed traces that indicated the store was located where the Ruston USO had been. Subsequently the space was designated to be a National Historic Place.
The Ruston Louisiana Military decorated the space for the celebration.
Ruston had the second largest POW Camp in the US and Louisiana Tech had a Navy V12 program. One day the Ruston USO had 1400 visitors. It is a very small space.
The gentleman in the tie is the Mayor of Ruston who spoke after the colors were presented.
The young men are in the Louisiana Tech ROTC.
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