Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 10552 Shawnee Memorial
VFW Post #10552 — Shawnee Mission, KS. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 10552, meeting — Shawnee Mission, KS.
- VFW Post #10552
- Shawnee Mission, KS
In 1965 a handful of veterans chartered Post 10552 — Shawnee Mission, KS. 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.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
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 — Shawnee Mission, KS.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Shawnee Mission, KS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 10552 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Shawnee Mission, KS.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 10552 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Shawnee Mission, KS.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Shawnee Mission, KS.
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Years on the calendar — Shawnee Mission
Charter story set in 1965
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
25
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 10552 Shawnee Memorial, 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 — Shawnee Mission, KS. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Shawnee Mission, KS. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 10552. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 10552 Shawnee Memorial. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Shawnee Mission, KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Shawnee Mission
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 10552 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 — Shawnee Mission.
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 — Shawnee Mission, KS.
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 10552 — Shawnee Mission, KS. 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 — Shawnee Mission, KS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Shawnee Mission, KS. VFW Post 10552 Shawnee Memorial. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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