Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3281 Ind Floyd County
VFW Post #3281 — New Albany, IN. A post since 1968 — New Albany, IN.
- VFW Post #3281
- New Albany, IN
VFW Post 3281 Ind Floyd County. Its post has met since 1968 — New Albany, IN. 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.
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 second Tuesday 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 Albany, IN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Albany, IN. 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 — New Albany, IN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — New Albany, IN.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New Albany, IN.
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Years on the calendar — New Albany
Charter story set in 1968
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
37
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3281 Ind Floyd County, written here as the second Tuesday 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 Albany, IN. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 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 — New Albany, IN. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 3281. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 3281 Ind Floyd County. 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 Albany, IN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — New Albany
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3281 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 Albany.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — New Albany, IN.
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 3281 — New Albany, IN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New Albany, IN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Albany, IN. VFW Post 3281 Ind Floyd County. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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