Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1161
VFW Post #1161 — New Windsor, NY. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 1161, meeting — New Windsor, NY.
- VFW Post #1161
- New Windsor, NY
VFW Post 1161. Its post has met since 1969 — New Windsor, NY. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — New Windsor. 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 first Thursday at 7:00 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 — New Windsor, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Windsor, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New Windsor, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1161 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New Windsor, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — New Windsor, NY.
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Years on the calendar — New Windsor
Charter story set in 1969
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
18
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1161, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — New Windsor, NY. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — New Windsor. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 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 1161. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New Windsor, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — New Windsor
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1161 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 — New Windsor.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — New Windsor, NY.
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 1161 — New Windsor, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New Windsor, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Windsor, NY. VFW Post 1161. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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