October 13, 2024 - Women in the military have a history that extends over 400 years into the past throughout a large number of cultures and nations. During World Wars I and II, over 362,000 American women served during wartime. Today, women make up 16% of the US military enlisted and 19% of the officer corps, and their roles have changed significantly over the years, from clerical duties to ground combat soldiers to fighter pilots.  

October 10, 2024 - VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary each had a drawing at this year's Poultry Festival. Daniele won the electric smoker, and Roy Blackshear won the Remembrance Poppy Quilt. Auxiliary member Linda Lundie made the quilt.

September 11, 2024 - It is raining now in Center and forecasted to rain all day, so we are canceling the VFW Patriots Day program that was scheduled for 9 am this morning. Thanks for your continued support. We hope to see everyone next year.

September 4, 2024 - On Monday, September 2, 2024, VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary held a wreath-laying in honor of V J (Victory over Japan) Day. On this day, 79 years ago, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, the Japanese signed the instrument of surrender that ended World War II.

August 27, 2024 - Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 is a partner with the Shelby County 4-H Heart to Hands Project—Quilts of Valor (QOV). This recognition program, which began on Memorial Day, 2018, under the leadership of Dr.Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Texas A&M, AgriLife Extension, is designed to honor our local veterans for their selfless service to our country.