Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 4210
VFW Post #4210 — Forest Lake, MN. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 4210, meeting — Forest Lake, MN.
- VFW Post #4210
- Forest Lake, MN
VFW Post 4210, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 4210 — Forest Lake, MN. The post dates to 1970, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the comrades stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Forest Lake, MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Forest Lake, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 4210 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Forest Lake, MN.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 4210. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Forest Lake, MN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Forest Lake, MN.
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Years on the calendar — Forest Lake
Charter story set in 1970
210 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
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 4210, 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 — Forest Lake, MN. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 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 — Forest Lake, MN. |
| 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 4210. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 4210. 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 — Forest Lake, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Forest Lake
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 4210 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 — Forest Lake.
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 — Forest Lake, MN.
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 4210 — Forest Lake, MN. 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 — Forest Lake, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Forest Lake, MN. VFW Post 4210. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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