Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 10069 John C Gainous
VFW Post #10069 — Port St Joe, FL. A post since 1945 — Port St Joe, FL.
- VFW Post #10069
- Port St Joe, FL
In 1945 a handful of veterans chartered Post 10069 — Port St Joe, FL. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Port St Joe. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Port St Joe, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Port St Joe, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Port St Joe, FL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 10069 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Port St Joe, FL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Port St Joe, FL.
81
Years on the calendar — Port St Joe
Charter story set in 1945
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
20
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 10069 John C Gainous, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The comrades read the names they have been given — Port St Joe, FL. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 10069 John C Gainous. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The comrades voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Port St Joe, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Port St Joe
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 10069 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Port St Joe.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Port St Joe, FL.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 10069 — Port St Joe, FL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Port St Joe, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Port St Joe, FL. VFW Post 10069 John C Gainous. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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