Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8874 John D Gamble
VFW Post #8874 — Los Alamos, NM. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8874, meeting — Los Alamos, NM.
- VFW Post #8874
- Los Alamos, NM
In 1971 a handful of veterans chartered Post 8874 — Los Alamos, NM. 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 — Los Alamos. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Los Alamos. 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 — Los Alamos, NM. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 8874 John D Gamble. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Los Alamos, NM.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 8874 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Los Alamos, NM.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Los Alamos, NM.
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Years on the calendar — Los Alamos
Charter story set in 1971
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8874 John D Gamble, 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 — Los Alamos, NM. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 8874. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8874 John D Gamble. 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 — Los Alamos, NM.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Los Alamos
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8874 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 — Los Alamos.
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 — Los Alamos, NM.
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 8874 — Los Alamos, NM. 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 — Los Alamos, NM.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Los Alamos, NM. VFW Post 8874 John D Gamble. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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