Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8720 Homer Williams
VFW Post #8720 — Abita Springs, LA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8720, meeting — Abita Springs, LA.
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- VFW Post #8720
- Abita Springs, LA
VFW Post 8720 Homer Williams, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8720 — Abita Springs, LA. The post dates to 1935, 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 — Abita Springs, LA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Abita Springs, LA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 8720 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Abita Springs, LA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 8720 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Abita Springs, LA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Abita Springs, LA.
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Years on the calendar — Abita Springs
Charter story set in 1935
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
36
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8720 Homer Williams, 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 — Abita Springs, LA. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 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 — Abita Springs, LA. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 8720. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8720 Homer Williams. 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 — Abita Springs, LA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Abita Springs
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8720 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 — Abita Springs.
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 — Abita Springs, LA.
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 8720 — Abita Springs, LA. 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 — Abita Springs, LA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Abita Springs, LA. VFW Post 8720 Homer Williams. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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