Quilt of Valor Presentation for Jack Wills

From left: Daughter Gloria, Post Commander Mike Wulf, wife Satchiko, Mr. Jack, Post Chaplain Richard Lundie, Auxiliary member Linda Lundie, Post Quartermaster Mary Roberts, and Auxiliary President Mary Fausett. Photo taken by Post Adjutant Larry Hume.

VFW Post 8904, Auxiliary Announce Winners

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.

POW/MIA Recognition Day

VFW Post 8904 Cancels September 11th Remembrance Program

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.

Flag Half-Staff Alert for Patriot’s Day

September 9, 2024 - In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of those killed that day in 2001.

US Flags and other flags flying with it should be lowered to half-staff at Sunup on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, and raised at sundown the same day. It is permissible to lower them the evening before on September 10.

If you have outdoor flags that cannot be lowered, respect for the day can be shown by tying a black cord or ribbon to the top of the mast.

God Bless America

VFW, Auxiliary Wreath Ceremony Honors V J Day

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.

Every Veteran Has a Story: Joseph Louis Adams

Seaman Apprentice Joseph Louis Adams
United States Navy, World War I – Died Nonbattle
Great Lakes Naval Training Center

Quilts of Valor Nominations

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.

VFW Post 8904 Recognizes Two Members in Appreciation for Their Service

August 23, 2024 - At the August 19, 2024 meeting, two presentations were made by VFW Post 8904 Commander Mike Wulf.

From left: Post Commander Mike Wulf and Post Chaplain Richard Lundie

Every Veteran Has a Story: Van Buren Shofner

Private Van Buren Shofner
United States Army, World War I
Battery C, 131 Field Artillery, 36 Division

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©By Larry Hume (VFW Post 8904)