Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 2856 N J
VFW Post #2856 — Morris Plains, NJ. A post since 1932 — Morris Plains, NJ.
- VFW Post #2856
- Morris Plains, NJ
In 1932 a handful of veterans chartered Post 2856 — Morris Plains, NJ. 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the comrades hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
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 — Morris Plains, NJ.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Morris Plains, NJ. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 2856 N J. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Morris Plains, NJ.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 2856 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Morris Plains, NJ.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Morris Plains, NJ.
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Years on the calendar — Morris Plains
Charter story set in 1932
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
31
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 2856 N J, 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 — Morris Plains, NJ. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 2856. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 2856 N J. 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 — Morris Plains, NJ.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Morris Plains
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 2856 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 — Morris 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 — Morris Plains, NJ.
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 2856 — Morris Plains, NJ. 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 — Morris Plains, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Morris Plains, NJ. VFW Post 2856 N J. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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