Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8356 West Point
VFW Post #8356 — West Point, VA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8356, meeting — West Point, VA.
- VFW Post #8356
- West Point, VA
In 1970 a handful of veterans chartered Post 8356 — West Point, VA. 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.
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 first Thursday 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 — West Point, VA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — West Point, VA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — West Point, VA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — West Point, VA.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 8356 West Point. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — West Point, VA.
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Years on the calendar — West Point
Charter story set in 1970
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8356 West Point, written here as the first Thursday 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 — West Point, VA. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — West Point. |
| 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 8356. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8356 West Point. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — West Point, VA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — West Point
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8356 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 — West Point.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — West Point, VA.
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 8356 — West Point, VA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — West Point, VA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Point, VA. VFW Post 8356 West Point. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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