March 31, 2017 - On April 7th, 1917, the United States entered World War I, then known as the World War.  To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of this momentous event, Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary will hold an observance and wreath laying at the Veterans Memorial on the

Corporal William R. Jones
Confederate States of America
Company G, 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry

March 16, 2017 - 18 years ago on March 24, 1999 NATO launched an air campaign called Operation Allied Force to halt the humanitarian devastation that was then unfolding in Kosovo.

February 28, 2017 -

Killed or Wounded In Action
Recognition of Sacrifice

February 20, 2017 - On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation of coalition forces from 34 nations to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier. When the war ended on February 28th, 1991, 148 Americans had died in battle.