WWII veteran celebrates 100th Birthday with honors and proclamations

WWII veteran celebrates 100th Birthday with honors and proclamations

Family, friends, and veterans gathered on Sunday to celebrate a major milestone for Prigeon Fontenot, a World War II veteran who turned 100 years old.Fontenot, a Private First Class in the United States Army, was born on November 23, 1925, in Rayne. He joined the military as a teenager and later served overseas in France and Germany, where he and his fellow soldiers often found themselves dodging bullets.Surrounded by several generations of his …