Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 4461 Jackson Mutschler
VFW Post #4461 — Lake Odessa, MI. Service and a meeting hall — Lake Odessa.
- VFW Post #4461
- Lake Odessa, MI
In 1956 a handful of veterans chartered Post 4461 — Lake Odessa, MI. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Lake Odessa. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Lake Odessa. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lake Odessa, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Lake Odessa, MI.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 4461 Jackson Mutschler. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Lake Odessa, MI.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 4461 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Lake Odessa, MI.
70
Years on the calendar — Lake Odessa
Charter story set in 1956
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
29
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 4461 Jackson Mutschler, 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 — Lake Odessa, MI. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 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 — Lake Odessa, MI. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 4461. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 4461 Jackson Mutschler. 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 — Lake Odessa, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Lake Odessa
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 4461 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 — Lake Odessa.
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 — Lake Odessa, MI.
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 4461 — Lake Odessa, MI. 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 — Lake Odessa, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lake Odessa, MI. VFW Post 4461 Jackson Mutschler. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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