50-Year Saga Ends

November 13, 2015 - In the early part of 2014 I was researching material for Vietnam Veteran Sergeant William Henry Eaden of Timpson, Texas. Sergeant Eaden was a career Army Noncommissioned Officer who was killed in action on November 12th, 1965.

VFW Voice of Democracy Winners Announced

November 13, 2015 - During the Joaquin High School Veterans Day program that was held Wednesday, November 11th, 2015, Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary announced the post winners of this year’s Voice of Democracy competition.

Half-Staff U.S. Flag on December 7

November 3, 2015 - Public Law 103-308, passed in 1994, designates December 7 as “National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day” and requests the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff (sunrise to sunset) in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on that day in 1941.

VFW Buddy Poppy Day in Shelby County (Postponed)

Canceled: Due to the forecast of ½ inch of rain tomorrow (100%), Saturday we have decided to cancel our Buddy Poppy Day and reschedule sometime after the first of the year.

Women in Service Observance

October 13, 2015 - Women in the military have a history that extends over 400 years into the past throughout a large number of cultures and nations. World Wars I and II saw over 362,000 American women serving during war time. As of 2012 women made up 14% of the US military and their role has changed significantly over the years from clerical duties to ground combat soldiers to fighter pilots.

Flag Half-Staff Alert

October 5, 2015 - Per the Presidential Proclamation, the Flag of the United States is to be at half-staff now until sunset October 6, 2015, as a mark of respect for the victims of gun violence perpetrated on October 1, 2015, in Roseburg, Oregon.

If you would like to view the proclamation, click here.

Operation Enduring Freedom Marks 14 Years

October 5, 2015 - Fourteen years ago America launched its counterattack against terrorism, hammering terrorist targets in Afghanistan and ushering in Operation Enduring Freedom and the global war on terror.

150th Anniversary of First United Methodist Church

September 30, 2015 - The year 2016 marks the 150th Anniversary of the First United Methodist Church, Center, Texas. If anyone has historical photos, documents, newspaper clippings, 8 mm home movies, video, 35 mm slides, etc. they would like to share with us please bring them by Chief Imaging, 614 Tenaha Street. Most items can be scanned on the spot and you will not have to leave them.

We look forward to your help in bringing the history of the church to life. Billy Sue Payne is the Anniversary Chairman.

POW/MIA Recognition Day

September 14, 2015 - The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year. Americans take the time to remember those who are or were at one time prisoners of war (POW) and those who are still missing in action (MIA), as well as their families. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is not a federal public holiday in the United States but it is a national observance.

VFW Post 8904 Remembers September 11, 2001

September 7, 2015 - Those whom we lost on September 11, 2001, will forever hold a cherished place in our hearts and in the history of our nation. By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001, (Public Law 107-89), Congress authorized the president to designate September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day" to perpetuate the memory of those who perished in the attack on America and to pursue peace and justice in the world and security at home.

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©By Larry Hume (VFW Post 8904)