Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 6396
VFW Post #6396 — Mount Vernon, NY. A post since 1933 — Mount Vernon, NY.
- VFW Post #6396
- Mount Vernon, NY
VFW Post 6396, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 6396 — Mount Vernon, NY. The post dates to 1933, when veterans home from the World Wars 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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Mount Vernon. 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 — Mount Vernon, NY. 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, NY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 6396 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Mount Vernon, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 6396. 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, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Mount Vernon
Charter story set in 1933
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
33
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 6396, 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 — Mount Vernon, NY. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Mount Vernon. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 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 6396. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Mount Vernon, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Mount Vernon
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 6396 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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Mount Vernon, NY.
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 6396 — Mount Vernon, NY. 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 — Mount Vernon, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mount Vernon, NY. VFW Post 6396. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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