Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8743 Sierra
VFW Post #8743 — Oakhurst, CA. Service and a meeting hall — Oakhurst.
- VFW Post #8743
- Oakhurst, CA
In 1964 a handful of veterans chartered Post 8743 — Oakhurst, CA. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Oakhurst. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Oakhurst. 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 — Oakhurst, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Holiday drive
Veteran support
Scholarship evening
62
Years on the calendar — Oakhurst
190 hours
Given to local projects
26
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8743 Sierra, 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 — Oakhurst, CA. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 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 — Oakhurst, CA. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 8743. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8743 Sierra. 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 — Oakhurst, CA. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Oakhurst
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8743 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 — Oakhurst. - 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 — Oakhurst, CA.
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 8743 — Oakhurst, CA. 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 — Oakhurst, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Oakhurst, CA. VFW Post 8743 Sierra. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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