US Flag Half-Staff Alert in Recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance

December 2, 2020 - The American Flag and all flags flying with it should be flown at half-staff on Monday, December 7, 2020, from sunrise until sunset in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

It is permissible to lower your flag the night before if needed. Flags that cannot be lowered can show respect for the day by tying a black ribbon or cord at the top of the staff.

VFW Post 8904 Plans for Veterans Day 2020

November 11, 2020 - Unfortunately due to the coronavirus and for the safety of all VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary will be unable to hold a program inside the 1885 Historic Courthouse this year.

However VFW and Auxiliary members will be at the Veteran’s Memorial on the grounds of the 1885 Historic Courthouse, Center, Texas on Veterans Day, Wednesday November 11, 2020 at 11am for a Memorial Wreath Laying in honor of all Veterans who have served.

Every Veteran Has A Story: Norfleet E. Armstrong

Lieutenant Norfleet E. Armstrong
World War I Veteran – 91 Aero Squadron
Died In The Service of His Country
Gold Star Family

Early Years:

Every Veteran Has a Story: Marion Bedford Whiteside Jr.

Private First Class
Marion Bedford Whiteside, Jr.
US Army Air Forces - World War II - Missin-in-Action
17 Bombardment Squadron – 27 Bombardment Group

“In the long and honored history of America, there are those that paid the last and final price”

Every Veteran Has A Story: Freddie Choate

Private First Class Freddie F. Choate
World War I - Killed in Action
Company C, 9 Infantry Regiment, 2 Infantry Division

“Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed forever”

Operation Enduring Freedom Marks 19 Years

October 5, 2020 - Nineteen years ago, America launched its counterattack against terrorism in Afghanistan and ushering in Operation Enduring Freedom and The Global War on Terror.

Raise Flags to Full-Staff

September 30, 2020 - The funeral of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg took place yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery. Flags should now be raised.

VFW Post 8904 to Honor Gold Star Mother’s Day

September 25, 2020 - VFW Post 8904 will have a short program at 11:30am this morning at the Veterans Memorial to remember all the Mothers and Spouses who have lost a child/husband/wife in time of war.

They will lay a memorial wreath and play Taps in honor of those lost.

POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

September 15, 2020 - The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year. Americans take the time to remember those who are or were at one time prisoners of war (POW) and those who are still missing in action (MIA), as well as their families. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is not a federal public holiday in the United States but it is a national observance.

VFW Post 8904 Remembers September 11, 2001

September 8, 2020 - Those who we lost on September 11, 2001, will forever hold a cherished place in our hearts and in the history of our nation. By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001, (Public Law 107-89), Congress authorized the president to designate September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day" to perpetuate the memory of those who perished in the attack on America and to pursue peace and justice in the world and security at home.

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©By Larry Hume (VFW Post 8904)