Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Department of Maine
VFW Department — ME. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department, meeting — ME.
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VFW Department of Maine, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department — ME. The post dates to 1966, 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.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — ME. 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 — ME. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Department of Maine. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — ME.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Department sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — ME.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — ME.
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Years on the calendar — ME
Charter story set in 1966
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
40
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Department of Maine, 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 — ME. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 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 — ME. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Department of Maine. 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 — ME.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — ME
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department 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 — ME.
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 — ME.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Department — ME. 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 — ME.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — ME. VFW Department of Maine. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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