VFW Post 8904 Welcomes New Members

Moore Voice of Democracy District Co-winner

January 18, 2023 - Maisyn Moore, 11th grade student at Joaquin HS was our VFW Post 8904 co-winner in this year’s Voice of Democracy contest.

Vietnam Peace Accord of 1973 Observance

January 17, 2023 - The Paris Peace Accord ending the Vietnam War was signed on January 27, 1973 and was followed by the withdrawal of the remaining American troops. The terms of the accord called for a complete ceasefire in South Vietnam, allowed North Vietnamese forces to retain the territory they had captured, release of US prisoners of war, and called for both sides to find a political solution to the conflict.

Every Veteran Has a Story: Alfred Joshua Truitt, Jr.

Technical Sergeant Alfred Joshua Truitt, Jr.
United States Army Air Forces, World War II
First Combat Cargo Group – Third Combat Cargo Squadron

Every Veteran Has a Story: Vivian Halbert Lawson

Private First Class Vivian Halbert Lawson
United States Army, World War I
Ambulance Company 141

VFW to Observe Pearl Harbor Day

December 2, 2022 - It began when Japanese aircraft appeared in the air over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii just before 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, December 7th, 1941. When the attack ceased shortly before 10:00 a.m., less than two hours after it began, American forces had paid a fearful price. Eighteen (18) ships were either damaged or sunk, 180 aircraft were destroyed and 2,403 were dead and thousands of others wounded.

Santa’s Helpers from VFW Post 8904 Make Special Deliveries

At Holiday Nursing Center (from left) VFW Auxiliary representatives Carolyn Umbrell, Mary Fausett, Joy Hutto, Jan Ramsey, and Theresa Hume with Holiday's Activity Director Bobbi Launius.

Every Veteran Has a Story: Private Preston Archer

Private Preston Archer
United States Army - World War I – Died of Pneumonia
Company F - 358th Infantry Regiment - 90th Division

Murray Receives Teacher of Year Award from VFW Post 8904

December 5, 2022 - VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary visited Center Elementary School on Friday, December 2, 2022 to present third grade teacher Alisha Murray with her Teacher of the Year Award. She was selected after being nominated by Vice Principal Elizabeth Bennett.

Flags at Half Staff - National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

December 4, 2022 - National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II.

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©By Larry Hume (VFW Post 8904)