Veterans of Foreign Wars, All-American Post 10904, in Manchester, will host a District special Awards night on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the Coffee County Veterans building. Those to be honored are from Posts throughout the District, including VFW Posts from Manchester, Fayetteville, Lewisburg, Shelbyville, McMinnville, Pulaski, Murfreesboro, and Winchester. The event will recognize several …
When the call went out in years past in the weeks leading up to Christmas, personnel across Arnold Air Force Base quickly leapt into action to help make the holiday season a little more joyous for scores of area children. This year was no different. Through the Gift Sponsor program, formerly known as the AEDC …
Arnold AFB workforce provides Christmas gifts for more than 150 Children Read More »
A Blue Angel F-18 Super Hornet landed at the airport in Smyrna this week. Lieutenant Commanders Thomas Zimmerman and Brian Vaught piloted the fighter jet through Tennessee skies before landing at airport. The Blue Angels will headline the 2023 Great Tennessee Air Show on June 10-11, which is held at the Smyrna airport. The 2023 …
Blue Angels coming back to the Great Tennessee Air Show in June Read More »
Ceremonial Wreaths honoring all the military services will be placed at 15 local locations on Saturday December 17th. At 12 of those locations’ wreaths will be placed on military graves. The public is invited to participate in all of these events, including placing wreaths on military graves. The first ceremonial wreath ceremony will be at …
Wreaths Across America Ceremonies on Dec. 17th in local cemeteries Read More »
The Fourth Annual Manchester Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony was held on Saturday, November 19th, after being rescheduled due to extreme weather. The parade was compiled of over 50 entries, containing about 100 participants. Winning First Place in the parade were American Heritage Girls Troop 0314, led by Jessica Laughlin and Susan Banks. Second place …
Manchester Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony held on Saturday Read More »
The Wingo Inn, located at Arnold Air Force Base, will be transitioned to recreational lodging. One of nine lodging facilities selected to be divested by the Department of the Air Force, a decision was made by Arnold Engineering Development Complex senior leaders in August to transfer a portion of the building over to Outdoor Recreation …
Wingo Inn will become Recreational Lodging at Arnold Air Force Base Read More »
Due to weather conditions the Coffee County Veterans Association (CCVA) postponed Manchester’s fourth annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony on Saturday, November 12th. The parade will now take place on Saturday November 19th beginning at 10 AM, starting at Raider Academy; going west on Highway 55; turning toward downtown on Hillsboro Blvd; then onto Spring …
Veterans Day Parade in Manchester Postponed until Nov. 19 Read More »
Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes, Tennessee’s Adjutant General has announced that Tennessee Governor Bill Lee authorized the deployment of roughly 1,200 Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard. This is being done to support response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Ian, which is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday. Guardsmen that will possibly …
Tennessee Soldiers and Airmen to help with Hurricane Recovery Read More »
VFW Post 10904 in Manchester hosted its All-American Celebration to recognize those who have helped the Post to earn the VFW National title of “All-American Post” for the fourth year. The All-American award is given to those Posts who provide the best services to their community and are considered the “Best of the Best” in …
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