Join us at our next regular meeting:

When:  Thursday, January 24th , 2019
Buffet Lunch @ 11:30 am - Cost $20
Regular Meeting @ 12:00 -1:00 pm

Where:  Reeves Uptown Catering
1639-B Ryan St., Lake Charles, LA

Guest Speaker:  Douglas M. Ducote
Sr. President and CEO of Veterans United for Justice

Reservations by Tuesday, January 22, 2019 
​Contact Marsha at 337-842-4220 or spear.marsha@yahoo.com 
Reservations not cancelled by noon Tuesday must be honored.

​Douglas M. Ducote Sr. ​

Douglas M. Ducote Sr. was born and raised in Baton Rouge, La. in 1962. He is the founder and CEO of Veterans United For Justice. He started his service to America in 1975 at the age of 13 in the Louisiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, he served as a cadet and senior member. He joined the active duty army in 1985 and served 9 years, and then went into the National Guard.

​He retired in 2004 from military service. While in the military he deployed to Operations Golden Pheasant/Joint Task Force Bravo, Desert Shield/Storm, Just Cause, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. During his National Guard time he worked full time in Law Enforcement with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and served as a Training Officer (FTO). 
In 2006 he was inducted into the Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor and presented with the Veterans Honor Medal by then Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Some of his awards include the Desert Storm Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars from the United States, as well as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Iraq War Campaign Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Army good Conduct Medal, and the Army Aircrew Member Wings (Senior).

As a Crew Chief on the Army’s UH-1H Huey Helicopter and a Flight Engineer on the Army’s CH-47 Chinook Helicopter he logged a total of 1,600 flight hours with 300 hours in combat. Today he resides in Lake Charles, La. with his wife Marilyn Williams-Ducote and is very active/passionate about Conservative Politics and helping America’s military veterans. You can follow him via his YouTube Channel (Douglas M. Ducote Sr.), his Facebook page (American Patriot By The Grace Of God), and Facebook page for his nonprofit organization (Veterans United For Justice), he is also on Twitter@DouglasDucote 

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