VFW Post 8904 Auxiliary Installation

May 17, 2016 - At their monthly meeting on Monday, May 16th the Auxiliary to Shelby County Memorial VFW Post 8904 installed their new officers for the coming year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017.

Flag at Half-Staff for Memorial Day

May 16, 2016 - As we approach Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th, 2016 this reminder: The US Flag and any other flags flying with it should be lowered to half-staff at sunrise and be raised at noon on Memorial Day. If you have no one to lower your flag at sunrise it is better to have it lowered the night before than not at all. In any case all flags should be raised at noon.

WW II Veteran Places Memorial Wreath at VE Day Observance

VFW to Observe Victory in Europe (VE) Day

May 2, 2016 - Each year the World War II Allies remember May 8th, 1945, the date when they accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.

VFW Loyalty Day Observance

April 18, 2016 - Loyalty Day originally began as "Americanization Day" in 1921 as a counter to the Communists’ May 1 celebration of the Russian Revolution. On May 1, 1930, 10,000 VFW members staged a rally at New York’s Union Square to promote patriotism. May 1st evolved into Loyalty Day and the first official observance of the day was in 1959 after the signing of Public Law 85-529 on July 18, 1958.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Youth Essay Program for 2016-17

April 18, 2016 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Headquarters has just released the themes for their youth essay programs, Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy.

Fire of Patriotism: Remembering Reed Harwood Dominy

Shelby County Memorial Veterans and Auxilary's Recycling Program

April 1, 2016 - Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary would like to remind citizens of their ongoing recycling program.

Veterans of Somalia to be Remembered

March 27, 2016 - Americans consider themselves to be a compassionate people, and the United States military has a long tradition of humanitarian relief operations both within and outside the continental United States. Never has this humanitarian impulse proven more dangerous to follow than in 1992 when the United States intervened to arrest famine in the midst of an ongoing civil war in the East African country of Somalia.

Kosovo Remembrance Held on Center Square

March 26, 2016 - On Thursday, March 24th citizens and veterans gathered at the Veterans Memorial on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse to remember those who served in the Kosovo Campaign 17 years ago. Leigh Porterfield placed the Memorial Wreath in honor of her sister who served in the US Army.

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©By Larry Hume (VFW Post 8904)