April 24, 2023 - Loyalty Day originally began as "Americanization Day" in 1921 as a counter to the Communists’ May 1st celebration of the Russian Revolution. On May 1st, 1930, 10,000 VFW members staged a rally at New York’s Union Square to promote patriotism. May 1st then 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.
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Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary invite the public to join them at the Veteran’s Memorial on the grounds of the 1885 Historic Courthouse in Center to reaffirm our allegiance to the United States of America and pay tribute to the heritage of American freedoms. This program will take place on Monday, May 1st, 2023 at 10am and end with the singing of “God Bless America” led by Center Mayor Pro Tem Leigh Porterfield.
About the VFW
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is the nation's largest and oldest major war veterans organization. Founded in 1899, the congressionally chartered VFW is comprised entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, Guard and Reserve forces. With more than 1.5 million VFW and Auxiliary members located in nearly 6,000 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit veterans service organization is proud to proclaim “NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS” than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans’ service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service programs. For more information or to join, visit our website at vfw.org.
