Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5056
VFW Post #5056 — Mount Vernon, WA. Service and a meeting hall — Mount Vernon.
- VFW Post #5056
- Mount Vernon, WA
VFW Post 5056, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5056 — Mount Vernon, WA. The post dates to 1936, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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 — Mount Vernon, WA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Mount Vernon, WA. 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 — Mount Vernon, WA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Mount Vernon, WA.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 5056. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Mount Vernon, WA.
90
Years on the calendar — Mount Vernon
Charter story set in 1936
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
16
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5056, 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 — Mount Vernon, WA. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 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 — Mount Vernon, WA. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5056. 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 — Mount Vernon, WA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Mount Vernon
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5056 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 — Mount Vernon.
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 — Mount Vernon, WA.
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 5056 — Mount Vernon, WA. 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 — Mount Vernon, WA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mount Vernon, WA. VFW Post 5056. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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