Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1828
VFW Post #1828 — West Plains, MO. A post since 1956 — West Plains, MO.
- VFW Post #1828
- West Plains, MO
VFW Post 1828. Its post has met since 1956 — West Plains, MO. 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.
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 — West Plains, MO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — West Plains, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Memorial observance
Community table
Veteran support
70
Years on the calendar — West Plains
120 hours
Given to local projects
21
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1828, 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 — West Plains, MO. |
| 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 8, 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 1828. 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 — West Plains, MO. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — West Plains
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1828 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 — West Plains. - 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 — West Plains, MO.
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 1828 — West Plains, MO. 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 — West Plains, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Plains, MO. VFW Post 1828. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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