Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3408 Middle Island
VFW Post #3408 — South Charlston, WV. Service and a meeting hall — South Charlston.
- VFW Post #3408
- South Charlston, WV
VFW Post 3408 Middle Island. Its post has met since 1944 — South Charlston, WV. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, 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 — South Charlston, WV.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — South Charlston, WV. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 3408 Middle Island. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — South Charlston, WV.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 3408 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — South Charlston, WV.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 3408 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — South Charlston, WV.
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Years on the calendar — South Charlston
Charter story set in 1944
190 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3408 Middle Island, 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 — South Charlston, WV. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 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 — South Charlston, WV. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 3408. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 3408 Middle Island. 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 — South Charlston, WV.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — South Charlston
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3408 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 — South Charlston.
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 — South Charlston, WV.
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 3408 — South Charlston, WV. 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 — South Charlston, WV.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — South Charlston, WV. VFW Post 3408 Middle Island. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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