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    • VFW Facts
    • WW1 and WW2 Service Book
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Our Core Values

  • Always put the interests of our members first
  • Treat donors as partners in our cause
  • Promote patriotism
  • Honor military service
  • Ensure the care of veterans and their families
  • Serve our communities
  • Promote a positive image of the VFW
  • Respect the diversity of veteran opinions

Community Events Calendar

    Honoring Service with Art and Dedication

    Standing proudly under the American flag, VFW Post 5406 in Fayette, Alabama, serves as a powerful tribute to our nation's heroes. The front of the building features striking, handcrafted soldier silhouettes, a solemn battlefield cross, and a perched eagle — all symbolizing sacrifice, courage, and freedom.


    These meaningful installations were personally designed, built, and installed by Post Commander Jerry A. Fulmer, a dedicated leader and proud Veteran. Each silhouette reflects the bravery of those who have served — from the kneeling soldier honoring a fallen comrade to the saluting figures standing watch.

    The display is more than decoration — it’s a lasting reminder of the values the VFW upholds: 

    Honor, Duty, and Community.


    Support Our Heroes – Get Involved

    If you’re a Veteran or active-duty service member, we invite you to be a part of this proud tradition.
    Join VFW Post 5406 and stand alongside those who’ve answered the call to serve.

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    2025 Fayette VS. South Lamar

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Fayette VS. South Lamar

    Raising the flag and representing Fayette VFW.


    Jerry A. Fulmer

    Jimmy Campbell

    Skippy Hocutt

    Veterans Breakfast

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Fayette VS. South Lamar

    Last Saturday of each month.


    All military welcome.

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Winner Lara Brasher - Hubbertville Highschool.

    2024 Patriot Pen & District Winner

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Voice of Democracy Oral Essay

    2025 Patriot Pen and District winner Riley Hindman

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    $1046,00 donated to disabled veterans in Tuscaloosa VA hospital and to pay dues for members that are in bad shape or who are in nursing homes. 

    Fayette County Fair

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    Monthly VFW Meeting

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    2024 Patriot Pen Essay Winners

    2024 Patriot Pen Essay Winners

    May 25th, 2024. Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

    2024 Patriot Pen Essay Winners

     Fayette Middle School Principal Rodney 

    Hannah. Teacher Wendy Bagwell 

    Ist place Elizabeth Davis 

    2nd place Kevin Long

    3rd Holton Ham. 

    Commander Jerry A.  Fulmer  

    2024 Patriot Pen District Winner

    2024 Patriot Pen District Winner

    2024 Patriot Pen District Winner

    Riley Hindman received a certificate and a check for $500.00. Congratulations! 

    Commander Fulmer and Quartermaster Hocutt 

    2024 Fayette Christmas Parade

    Fayette VFW Float

    Speakers at Veterans Day Program at Morning View Retirement Home

    Buddy Poppy Donations

    For disabled Veterans Walmart Fayette, AL. 2024. 

    Veterans at the Veterans Day Assembly at Fayette Middle School 2024

    Veterans Day Program at Fayette Morningview Estates Assisted Living 2024

    Commander Jerry A. Fulmer

    Veterans Day Program at Fayette Civic Center

    Mark Altman Army veteran speaker at veterans day program at fayette civic center 

    Veterans at the Veteran's Day program. 

    FCHS Homecoming Parade 2024.

    FCHS Homecoming Parade 2024.

    Fayette County Fair 2024

    VFW Commander Jerry A. Fulmer

    Meeting with Fayette County mayors and Senator Katie Britt's district representative, Kelly Wolfe.

    Vfw Commander Jerry A. Fulmer. Berry Mayor Jimmy Madison. Glen Allen Mayor Alan Dunavant. Kelli Wolfe, District Representative. Matt Belk Mayor of Belk. Fayette Mayor Rod Northam

    Commander Jerry Fulmer. And Skip Hocutt rasing the flag at Fayete High School football game August 2024.

    Veterans Health Benefits Fair - Fayette Civic Center 06/14/2

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

     

    Post 5406 officers at the sign-in table for the outreach program.

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    Veteran Service Officers Marlon Hollway of Marion County is pictured on the left. Chris Phillips from Fayette County is on the right.

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    06/14/2024 - Veterans Health Benefits Fair

    Speakers with the Veterans Administration. 4 County Outreach Program.

    Veterans Health Benefits Fair WVUA News Coverage

    A Special Thanks to WVUA23 News for covering this event.

    2024 Voice of Democracy Winners

    November 13th, 2023 - Re-Lighting of the Eternal Flame

    1st place Haley Cox 

     2nd place Olivia Gant

    Commander Jerry A. Fulmer

    November 13th, 2023 - Re-Lighting of the Eternal Flame

    November 13th, 2023 - Re-Lighting of the Eternal Flame

    Lighting of the eternal flame monument on the Fayette County Courthouse lawn. This is dedicated to our veterans. It stayed lit in the 1970s but remained unlit from the early 80s until tonight. This historic lighting was performed by a special Fayette veteran, Mr. Bob Newman- who turns 92 on November 14th.


    Also pictured: Skip Hocutt and Jerry A. Fulmer 

    May 2023 Fayette Wal-Mart Buddy Poppy Donations

     

    Jimmy Campbel,l Skip Hocutt, Jerry Fulmer, Eddie Williams, and Sam Henderson at Walmart collecting Buddy Poppy donations for disabled veterans.

    2023 Fayette County High School Graduation Ceremony

    Adjunct Skip Hocutt and Senior Vice Commander Eddie Williams raising the flag at the 2023 Fayette High School graduation ceremony. 

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    VFW Post 5406 presented its annual essay awards to local students.


    Pictured: Left to Right 

    Commander Jerry A. Fulmer, Christian Armstrong, Lyric Cantrell, and Haley Cox.

    2022 VFW Christmas Party

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    Recognizing Billy Joe Howton and Kenneth Maddox for their service at the Veterans Breakfast each month.


    Pictured: Left to Right 

    Sam Henderson, Billy Joe Howton, Kenneth Maddox, and Jerry Fulmer.

    Fayette Christmas Parade 2022

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    Fayette Christmas Parade 2022

    Veteran Funeral 10/28/2022

    2023 VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Award

    Fayette Christmas Parade 2022

    Veteran Funeral Pall Bearers


    Pictured: Left to Right 

    Eddie Williams, Johnathon Griffith, Skip Hocutt, Jerry Fulmer, Kelly James, and Howard Agnew.

    Fayette County Fair 10/6/2022

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Commander Fulmer and Jimmy Campbell at the Fayette County Fair



    Pictured:  

    Fayette VFW Commander, Jerry A. Fulmer, and Jimmy Campbell  

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Pictured:  

    VFW Commander, Jerry A.Fulmer, Quartermaster Skip Hocutt, and Jimmy Campbell  

    U.S. Flag Etiquette presentation on 9/17/2022

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Steven Nolen Receives Recognition on 7/27/2022

    Commander Fulmer gave a presentation on Saturday, September 17 to the Fayette chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on U.S. flag etiquette. 


    Pictured:  

    Fayette VFW Commander, Jerry Fulmer, and Fayette DAR Regent, Allene Crew  

    Steven Nolen Receives Recognition on 7/27/2022

    Raising the Flag at the FCHS Football Game on 9/23/2022

    Steven Nolen Receives Recognition on 7/27/2022

      

    Steven Nolen receives a plaque recognizing him for his boy scout leadership and his patriotic efforts in placing the United States flags on the streets  


    Pictured left to right is Skip Hocutt - Quartermaster  

    Steven Nolen

    Jerry A Fulmer. Commander V F W Post 5406  Fayette 

    $1084.00 raised in 2022

    Fayette VFW Post 5406 would like to thank the management and staff of 

    Wal-Mart Store #1052 for allowing us the opportunity to set up and take donations from the citizens of the Fayette and surrounding communities.



    Before Memorial Day in 1922, we conducted our first poppy distribution, becoming the first veterans' organization to organize a nationwide distribution. The poppy soon was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, as it remains today. 

    During our 1923 encampment, we decided that VFW "Buddy" Poppies would be assembled by disabled and needy veterans who would be paid for their work to provide them with financial assistance. The next year, disabled veterans at the Buddy Poppy factory in Pittsburgh assembled VFW Buddy Poppies. The designation "Buddy Poppy" was adopted at that time.

    In February 1924, we registered the name Buddy Poppy with the U.S. Patent Office. A certificate was issued on May 20, 1924, granting our organization all trademark rights in the name of Buddy under the classification of artificial flowers. We've made that trademark a guarantee that all poppies bearing that name and the VFW label are genuine products of the work of disabled and needy veterans. No other organization, firm, or individual can legally use the name, Buddy Poppy.

    Today, our Buddy Poppies are still assembled by disabled and needy veterans in VA Hospitals.

    The VFW Buddy Poppy program provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies, provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans' rehabilitation and service programs, and partially supports the VFW National Home For Children. 

    Cheyenne Maynard-Price

    Patriot Pen Essay District Winner

    The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5406, held its annual awards program. Each year, the post sponsors the essay contest: “Patriot Pen, the Voice of Democracy” 

    FCHS Football

    FCHS is very thankful for VFW POST 5406.  

    VFW POST 5406 raises the American flag during the National Anthem at all FCHS home football games. 

    Pictured are Jerry Hallman, Jimmy Campbell, and Eddie Williams. 

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    Honoring the fallen veterans of Fayette County, Alabama

    See the full news article in The Fayette County Times Record

    VFW Post 5406 - Fayette, Alabama 35555

    203 23rd Street Northwest, Fayette, Alabama 35555, United States

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