JANUARY 28, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ÉMILE DROUSIE U.S. Army Officer Joe Nathan Ballard was born on March 27, 1942, in Meeker, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakdale, Louisiana and later married former Tessie LaRose with whom he had three children. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1965 and last promoted in 1996 to the rank of Lieutenant General. […]

Lieutenant General Joe Nathan Ballard