VFW Post #8904 member Erik Choron salutes the wreath he placed on the veterans memorial on the grounds of the historic Shelby County courthouse as part of a Loyalty Day program held on Monday, May 4. Loyalty Day originally began as “Americanization Day” in 1921 as a counter to the CommunistsM May 1 celebration of the Russian Revolution. On May 1, 1930, 10,000 VFW members staged a rally at N...
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