Memorial Day Observance May 30th

May 12, 2016 - Shelby County Memorial VFW Post 8904 & the Auxiliary will hold their annual Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 30th, 2016 at 11 am in Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church, 211 Porter Street, Center, Texas.

Names of all Shelby County Veterans killed in action from the Civil War to today’s War on Terror will be read. The memorial wreath will be decorated by those in attendance as the names are read.

VFW Post 8904 Receives Membership Award

May 23, 2016 - Shelby County Memorial VFW Post 8904 Commander Gene Hutto recently received from State Commander Dan West a replica WW II 1943 M1 Garand Bayonet in recognition of the post reaching 100% plus 1 in membership for the year 2015-16. The award was presented at the VFW District 19 meeting in Nacogdoches on April 30th.

Library Memorial Day Displays

May 18, 2016 - Cassey Fowler who is the Library Assistant at the Fannie Brown Booth Library here in Center has set up a couple of Memorial Day displays for kids and adults. She is continuously adding items so if you have something to share contact her.

VFW Post 8904 Installation of Officers

May 18, 2016 - Past District 19 Commander Gailon Fletcher of Nacogdoches VFW Post 3893 installed the officers of Shelby County Memorial VFW Post 8904 at the post meeting on Monday, May 16th, 2016.

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.

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©By Larry Hume (VFW Post 8904)