March 27, 2025 - In the event of rain, the Memorial program will be moved inside the Historic Courthouse and in the J.J.E. Gibson Room downstairs.
March 24, 2025 - The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law by 45th US President Donald J. Trump, designating March 29th as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. On March 29, 1973, 52 years ago, the last US Combat Troops departed Vietnam, and Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war.
To remember those who served in the Vietnam War, Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary will host a wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial, 1885 Historic Courthouse, Center, Texas, on Friday, March 28, 2024, at 10am.
As always, the public is invited to remember and honor their fellow Americans. For questions or more information, call Post Adjutant Larry Hume at 936-332-0349 or email chiefhume95@gmail.com.
