January 27, 2015 - In observance of the 42nd Anniversary of the Vietnam Peace Accord, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Ladies Auxiliary hosted a Memorial Observance for those who served in the Vietnam War. During the memorial observance, Mrs. Pauline Edwards with her husband Esther laid the memorial wreath in honor of her brother, William H. Eaden, and other Shelby County Veterans who was killed in the Vietnam War.
Eight other Shelby County Veterans who were killed in action during the Vietnam War are Ted W. Adams, William L. “Shorty” Andrews, Jimmy Barnett, Mac Curtis Buckley, Larry Byford, Ray Chatelain, Jr., Jerry Lynn Hughes, and Taylor D. Johnson.
Following the reading of names by Mary Fausett (Auxliary Chaplin), Sandy Risinger (Auxiliary Senior Vice President), and Myron Bounds (Service Officer), taps was played by Myron Bounds to close the ceremony.
