WWW.VFWPOST10904.COM
Established:
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Kimberly King
Donald Purinton
~ All American Post~
~ All State Post ~
130 Shelton Road
Manchester, TN 37355
8 January 1990
Monthly Meetings:
6 pm / 18:00
Second Monday of each month
Coffee County Veterans Building
130 Shelton Road; Manchester, TN
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Commander
(215)-554-8836
Email: flygal46@yahoo.com
Senior Vice Commander
County Veterans Service Officer
(931)-581-5422
Email: ccvso1@coffeecountytn.org
For those who wish to continue service to our great country,
we would love to have you as a member of our Post!
The VFW was established to assist veterans. Our mission is to foster camaraderie among U.S. veterans
of overseas conflicts and to serve our veterans, the military and our community. We advocate on behalf of all veterans.
The purposes of the VFW are patriotic, fraternal, historical, charitable and educational.
To preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members and to assist worthy comrades.
To perpetuate the memory and history of our dead and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans.
To maintain true allegiance to the United States and fidelity to its institutions of freedom
and to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.
Click Here for a complete list of all Programs the VFW offers.
We encourage and welcome all qualifying veterans to join our Post
and support our veterans, our families, and our country.
Post contact information, as well as qualifying information, is listed below.
Our Post now has dates for our major events for this year.
This is just a partial list and does not include our meetings, Operation Joy performances
or fundraiser breakfasts.
Those events are listed separately further down on this website.
Dept of TN VFW Mid-Winter Conference
February 17-18th; Embassy Suites; Murfreesboro
Vietnam-Era Veterans Honors Dinner
March 30th; 6 pm; Post building
Easter Egg Hunt
April - Date TBA; Post building
Armed Forces Day Parade
May 20th; Mancheser
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 29th; Manchester Square
Smyrna Air Show
June 10-11; Smyrna, TN
Flag Day Ceremony
June 17th; Post building
VFW National Convention
July 22-27th; Phoenix, Arizona
All-American Celebration
August 12th; Post building
Patriot Day Ceremony
September 11th; Post building
Halloween at the Post
October 21st; Post building
Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony
November 11th; Manchester
Coffee County Veterans Christmas Party
December 9th; Post building
Wreaths Across America
December 16th; Manchester and various locations
Please join us on Monday, 13 February 2023, where we set aside a night to honor our
student essay winners, teachers of the year and military support appreciation award winners.
Dinner will be served at 6 pm followed by our annual ceremony. All are welcome and invited to attend.
This year's winners include...
Teacher of the Year Award Winners:
K-5th grade: Allison Beachboard; Coffee Street Elementary
Allison has also won the District and State Teacher of the Year award
6th-8th grade: Landon Spangler; Westwood Middle School
Landon has also won the District Teacher of the Year award
Erica Peterson; Coffee County Central High School
Patriots Pen Essay Competition:
1st Place: Alexandria R. Famularo - Westwood Middle School
2nd Place: Carter Bell - Westwood Middle School
3rd Place: Azariah John Zagone - Temple Baptist School
4th Place: Bella Follis - Temple Baptist School
Voice of Democracy Essay Competition:
1st Place: Ruby Lawson - Temple Baptist School
2nd Place: Hannah Ryan - Temple Baptist School
3rd Place: Rylee Bachyrycz - Temple Baptist School
4th Place: Quinton Robinson - Temple Baptist School
VFW Military Support Appreciation Award Winners:
Lou Brewer - Quilts of Valor
Monica Clark - Brandon Tax
Gayle Van Hoosier - Grundy County Register
Mike Anderson - Wreaths Across America
Congratulations to all of our winners.
All of the essay and teacher awards will be given at our
Annual VFW Awards Banquet
and Ceremony.
Our monthly meetings are held at the Coffee County Veterans Association building located at
All are welcome!
Thank you to our super sponsor
Vietnam-Era Veterans Honors Dinner - 30 March 2023
We are pleased to announce our annual Vietnam-Era Honors Dinner date for Thursday, 30 March 2023
Registration required due to limited seating.
All are invited to attend and participate. Open to the public.
The Vietnam-era includes all veterans who served in the military from
Post Officers for 2022 to 2023
Welcome to our Newest Members:
Carl Hills
Raymond Lewis
Shannon Maze
James Hall
James Massingille
Richard Kapp
Michael May
Jack Angelo
Jerry Roberts
Richard Whitmire
Allen Hawkins
Mackenzie Marion
Kelly Hamilton
Jess Haag
Patriotic Days We Acknowledge and Cherish
VFW Post 10904 celebrates and honors all patriotic days and events including the following:
Operation Joy Music/Comedy Program
Note:
Autumn Oaks Senior Living
Morning Pointe Assisted Living
McArthur Manor Assisted Living
Brookdale Assisted Living
All are welcome to join us. It's great fun!
Our Post Awards
VFW National All-American Post
VFW Department of Tennessee All-State Post VFW National Post Special Project Award
VFW National Membership Award
VFW National Smart/Maher Teacher's Award
VFW Department of Tennessee Community Service Award
VFW Department of Tennessee Smart/Maher Teacher's Awards
VFW Department of Tennessee Commander's Membership Award
VFW Department of Tennessee Community Service Awards
VFW Department of Tennessee Balsom V. Perry Award
VFW Department of Tennessee Cooper T. Holt Award
Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration Award
Governor's Volunteer Star Award Our District Awards include:
130 Shelton Road; Manchester, TN.
Our Monthly meeting in February is our annual awards night ceremony. 
VFW Monthly Fundraiser Breakfast - 25 February 2023
Come and join us for breakfast served with smiles.
Take out available!
Open to the public!
Humana
at our Post building. Special guest speaker to be announced.
Contact CDR Kim King at 251-554-8836, or email: flygal46@yahoo.com to register.
1 November 1955 to 15 May 1975.
Navy; Vietnam
Navy; Vietnam
Army; Iraq
Navy; Iraq
Army; Germany
Air Force; Gulf Wars
National Guard; Gulf Wars
Air Force; Gulf Wars
Army; Gulf Wars
Army; Southwest Asia
Army; Afghanistan
Army; Iraq
Air Force; Kuwait
Navy; Vietnam
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 18 Jan
Four Chaplains Day - 3 Feb
National Vietnam War Veterans Day - 29 March
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day- 9 April
Loyalty Day - 1 May
National Military Spouse Appreciation Day - 11 May
Armed Forces Day - 20 May
Memorial Day - 28 May
Flag Day - 14 June
Independence Day - 4 July
American POW's in Hiroshima Killed on the day of the Bombing - 6 August
National Purple Heart Day - 7 August
Patriot Day - 11 Sept
POW/MIA Day - 21 Sept
National VFW Day - 29 Sept
Gold Star Mother's Day - 30 September
Veterans Day - 11 Nov
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - 7 Dec
Please contact CDR King for a schedule of Operation Joy events.
Operation Joy is a Bob Hope style music and comedy program we provide
for free to several assisted living centers.
Below are the addresses for the homes we visit each month:
1621 McMinnville Hwy
Manchester, TN
711 Kings Lane
Tullahoma, TN
119 Bryan Ave
Manchester, TN
801 Wilson Ave
Tullahoma, TN
Please contact Kimberly King at flygal46@yahoo.com
or phone 251-554-8836 for additional information.
4 years consecutive (2018 - 22)
5 years consecutive (2017 - 22)
VFW National Award of Merit
3 awards (2018 - 19 - 22)
2 awards (2018 - 21)
4 awards (2017 - 22)
(2018)
(2022)
8 awards (2018 - 2022)
5 awards (2018 - 22)
5 awards (2018 - 22)
(2021)
Howard Thompson winner
(2018)
3 winners:
Claude Morse, Ed Reader, Sr and Andrew Hetrick (Eagle Scout)
Veterans and Military Support Programs Award
5 awards (2017 - 22)
Community Service Award
5 awards (2017 - 22)
Attendance Award
5 awards (2017 - 22)
Citizenship Education Teacher Award
3 awards (2017 - 22)
Outstanding Patriot's Pen Award
3 awards (2017 - 22)
Outstanding Voice of Democracy Award
3 awards (2017 - 22)
We want to thank Dot for their generous donation which will go towards Veterans, their
We are blessed to have partnered with such a fine business coming to our area.
Welcome Girl Scouts!
We want to warmly welcome Girl Scout Troop 1194 to our Post! 
Dot Foods Grant
Dot Foods had a ground-breaking ceremony
at 1 pm on Thursday, 25 August in Manchester Industrial Park.
At the event, Dot Food's President, Dick Tracy, gave our Post a check for $10,000.
families, our many events and programs. 
The Scouts have partnered with us for future events. We hope to be an
asset that they will treasure as we know we are blessed to have them.
Welcome Aboard!
Please click Here to view a few photos
of some of our events, projects, members and award winners.
Please click HERE to view information
on becoming a member of our post.
Community Service Programs
Click on the title to access information on the following awards and programs:
These awards include Emergency Medical Technician, Law Enforcement and Firefighter.
Click here for more info:
Public Safety Award Information
Emergency Medical Technician, Law Enforcement or Firefighter Award Submission Form
Click Here to listen to Emily Ezell, elementary school teacher from Cowan Elementary
describe how winning the National VFW Citizenship Education Teacher award changed her life.
Entry form for 2022-2023 VFW Teacher of the Year Award
Smart/Maher VFW Citizenship Education Teacher Award Page 1
Smart/Maher VFW Citizenship Education Teacher Award Page 2
Young American Patriotic Art Contest
Open to students in grades 9-12
Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy Essay Competitions:
Patriots Pen Essay Contest
Grades 6-8
Rules and Eligibility for the Patriots Pen Essay Contest
2022-23 Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Brochure
Voice of Democracy Essay Contest
Grades 9-12
2022-23 Voice of Democracy Essay Contest Brochure
Rules and Eligibility for the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest
For a complete list of VFW Community Service Programs
please Click Here
VFW Action Corps Weekly
What is National VFW working on this week?
Check out the latest news and information at
VFW Action Corps Weekly
Proud member of the
Department of Defense Vietnam Commemoration
Please contact us if you know anyone in the following categories from the Vietnam War:
1. Former, living American military Vietnam prisoners of war (POWs) as listed by the Department of Defense.
2. Immediate family members such as parents, children, siblings, or the spouse of American military personnel
who are listed as missing or unaccounted for by the Department of Defense.
3. Immediate family members such as parents, children, siblings or the spouse of a veteran who is
listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC.
4. The surviving spouse, (at the time of death) of a veteran who served on active duty
in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time period between 1 November 1955 to 15 May 1975, regardless of location of service.
We will honor and recognize those family and/or service members at an appropriate time.
Thank you for considering a donation!
Donations made to our Post go strictly to veterans needs, programs or community
charitable organizations we support.
VFW Post and General Links:
VFW Post 10904
Facebook Page
VFW Post 10904
Chain of Command and Officers 
VFW Post 10904
Membership Information
Remember our Fallen Heros in Afghanistan
Photo of our 13 fallen hero's in the recent withdrawl from Afghanistan
(Click on the photo for a larger view of the display)
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Please Click Here to explain our Toy Soldier Project.
Information on the project can be found
at the bottom of the
Vietnam War Facts Website.
Coffee County Veterans Association
Coffee County TN Service Officer
Donald Purinton
VFW Post 10904 Patriots Pen / Voice of Democracy Essay Competition and
A video of the entire ceremony can be seen at this YouTube video link:
Also, enjoy viewing a slide show of all the award winners which you can
see in the video link below:
For information on the VFW Post 10904
This site has been updated 5 February 2023
This Page Has Been Visited
Teachers of the Year Past Award Winners
8 March 2021
VFW Post 10904 Awards Night
VFW Award Winners Slide Show
Manchester Veterans Day Parade
2nd Annual Manchester Veterans Day Parade
American Veteran POW's Killed in Hiroshima
King's Nuclear Weapons Fascinating Facts
VFW Post 10904
2021 Veterans Honors Day and Fair
13 and 15 May 2021
Veterans Killed in Vietnam From Coffee County - Tennessee
Thompson Jewelers
Veteran owned and operated.
Has our highest recommendation.
Best jeweler in Tennessee
Central Funeral Home
Proud sponsor of VFW Post 10904
Clower Automotive
Please support Ron and Cyndi Clower and their Auto Repair Shop.
They are members of our VFW Post.
Proud sponsor of all veterans in Coffee and surrounding counties.
Mission BBQ
Veterans owned, operated and recommended restaurant. 
Veteran Legal and Social Service Resources in Tennessee
Lawyers for Warriors
Legal aid, advice and lawyers in Tennessee for Veterans. 
Black Rifle Coffee
Veterans owned, operated and recommended coffee.
Vietnam-Era Honors Dinner Video; 28 March 2019
Department of Defense
Vietnam War Commemoration
Vietnam-Era Honors Day at Manchester Square - March 2018
Filmed by Lamar Wilkie, Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy - Retired
Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee
Coffee County Wreaths Across America Facebook Page
Military Discounts Offered by Stores, Services or Online
Great source of information on discounts for military and their families.
ASVAB Test; Practice Test and Study Guide
Operation Gratitude
Care packages sent to military and how to contribute or join.
Thunder Radio
Support those who support us. Thunder Radio is our partner in all events helping or
related to veterans. Join them at radio FM station 106.7 or 107.9.
Also available at AM station 1320
A Winning Attitude is is where we purchase our event t-shirts, post polo shirts and plaques.
Highly recommended for anyone having an event, cause or need.
Located in Manchester near the square.
please contact:
Kimberly King
Commander, VFW Post 10904
2658 Gap Road; Altamont, TN 37301
flygal46@yahoo.com
Phone: 251-554-8836 Please email me your questions, comments
or information pertaining to our Post.
Happy to serve!
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