Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 7448 Winthrop Harbor Memorial
VFW Post #7448 — Winthrop Hbr, IL. Service and a meeting hall — Winthrop Hbr.
- VFW Post #7448
- Winthrop Hbr, IL
VFW Post 7448 Winthrop Harbor Memorial, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 7448 — Winthrop Hbr, IL. The post dates to 1965, 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 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 — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Winthrop Hbr, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 7448 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
61
Years on the calendar — Winthrop Hbr
Charter story set in 1965
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
42
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 7448 Winthrop Harbor Memorial, 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 — Winthrop Hbr, IL. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 7448. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 7448 Winthrop Harbor Memorial. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Winthrop Hbr
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 7448 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 — Winthrop Hbr.
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 — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
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 7448 — Winthrop Hbr, IL. 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 — Winthrop Hbr, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Winthrop Hbr, IL. VFW Post 7448 Winthrop Harbor Memorial. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.