Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Department of Minnesota
VFW Department — MN. A post since 1957 — MN.
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| VFW Post 5 Minn | Post 5 · Oakdale, MN |
| VFW Post 7 | Post 7 · Forest Lake, MN |
| VFW Post 117 | Post 117 · Canby, MN |
| VFW Post 137 Minn | Post 137 · Proctor, MN |
| VFW Post 141 | Post 141 · Kenyon, MN |
| VFW Post 186 Minn | Post 186 · Zumbrota, MN |
| VFW Post 210 Lakeville -Mn | Post 210 · Lakeville, MN |
| VFW Post 230 Minn | Post 230 · Columbia Hts, MN |
| VFW Post 246 | Post 246 · Minneapolis, MN |
| VFW Post 323 | Post 323 · Stillwater, MN |
| VFW Post 380 Henning-Erickson | Post 380 · Montevideo, MN |
| VFW Post 425 Minn | Post 425 · Hopkins, MN |
| VFW Post 428 Minn | Post 428 · Saint Cloud, MN |
| VFW Post 447 | Post 447 · Albert Lea, MN |
| VFW Post 494 | Post 494 · Crystal, MN |
| VFW Post 612 | Post 612 · Fergus Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 723 Lake of the Woods | Post 723 · Baudette, MN |
| VFW Post 742 Mongeau Tholen | Post 742 · Marshall, MN |
| VFW Post 772 | Post 772 · Longville, MN |
| VFW Post 806 Princeton | Post 806 · Princeton, MN |
| VFW Post 878 Veterans of Foreign Wars | Post 878 · Blmng Prairie, MN |
| VFW Post 900 | Post 900 · Jackson, MN |
| VFW Post 906 Minn | Post 906 · Hutchinson, MN |
| VFW Post 936 | Post 936 · Alexandria, MN |
| VFW Post 955 | Post 955 · Onamia, MN |
| VFW Post 1112 | Post 1112 · Little Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 1140 | Post 1140 · Long Prairie, MN |
| VFW Post 1171 Minn | Post 1171 · Saint Paul, MN |
| VFW Post 1172 | Post 1172 · Eveleth, MN |
| VFW Post 1210 | Post 1210 · Hastings, MN |
| VFW Post 1216 | Post 1216 · Austin, MN |
| VFW Post 1221 Minn | Post 1221 · Hibbing, MN |
| VFW Post 1222 Martin County | Post 1222 · Fairmont, MN |
| VFW Post 1223 | Post 1223 · Moorhead, MN |
| VFW Post 1260 Harold Baggenstoss | Post 1260 · Bemidji, MN |
| VFW Post 1287 | Post 1287 · Winona, MN |
| VFW Post 1296 Everett R Mcclay | Post 1296 · Bloomington, MN |
| VFW Post 1350 Minn | Post 1350 · North St Paul, MN |
| VFW Post 1403 | Post 1403 · Benson, MN |
| VFW Post 1639 Finstad-Week | Post 1639 · Willmar, MN |
| VFW Post 1647 Mahlum-Hanson | Post 1647 · Brainerd, MN |
| VFW Post 1648 | Post 1648 · New Ulm, MN |
| VFW Post 1656 | Post 1656 · Madison, MN |
| VFW Post 1676 Jess-Omundson | Post 1676 · Detroit Lakes, MN |
| VFW Post 1678 | Post 1678 · Center City, MN |
| VFW Post 1720 | Post 1720 · Grand Rapids, MN |
| VFW Post 1721 | Post 1721 · Hill City, MN |
| VFW Post 1727 Roberts-Glad | Post 1727 · Aitkin, MN |
| VFW Post 1757 Minn | Post 1757 · Cook, MN |
| VFW Post 1778 | Post 1778 · Wells, MN |
| VFW Post 1782 | Post 1782 · White Bear Lk, MN |
| VFW Post 1783 Young America Mn | Post 1783 · Nya, MN |
| VFW Post 1791 Minn | Post 1791 · Chaska, MN |
| VFW Post 1802 Wabasha County | Post 1802 · Zumbro Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 1803 | Post 1803 · Lecenter, MN |
| VFW Post 1816 Andrew F Kokesh | Post 1816 · Garrison, MN |
| VFW Post 1825 Saboe-Levorson -Mn | Post 1825 · Belgrade, MN |
| VFW Post 1901 Wright County | Post 1901 · Montrose, MN |
| VFW Post 1902 | Post 1902 · Crookston, MN |
| VFW Post 1914 | Post 1914 · Saint James, MN |
| VFW Post 2553 Redwood County | Post 2553 · Redwood Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 2603 | Post 2603 · Wilmont, MN |
| VFW Post 2701 Minn | Post 2701 · Walker, MN |
| VFW Post 2717 | Post 2717 · Ely, MN |
| VFW Post 2720 | Post 2720 · Deer River, MN |
| VFW Post 2735 Rum River | Post 2735 · Isanti, MN |
| VFW Post 2747 Minn | Post 2747 · Mcgregor, MN |
| VFW Post 2759 | Post 2759 · Lengby, MN |
| VFW Post 2766 | Post 2766 · Breckenridge, MN |
| VFW Post 2793 | Post 2793 · Thief Rvr Fls, MN |
| VFW Post 2818 Admiral Benson | Post 2818 · Litchfield, MN |
| VFW Post 2853 | Post 2853 · Sauk Centre, MN |
| VFW Post 2854 | Post 2854 · Jordan, MN |
| VFW Post 2948 | Post 2948 · Intl Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 2962 Nicholson-Sellgren | Post 2962 · Carlton, MN |
| VFW Post 2980 Minn | Post 2980 · Ivanhoe, MN |
| VFW Post 3044 Minn | Post 3044 · Meadowlands, MN |
| VFW Post 3289 Minn | Post 3289 · New York Mls, MN |
| VFW Post 3723 | Post 3723 · Owatonna, MN |
| VFW Post 3817 | Post 3817 · E Grand Forks, MN |
| VFW Post 3818 | Post 3818 · Twin Valley, MN |
| VFW Post 3828 Kennedy | Post 3828 · Kennedy, MN |
| VFW Post 3833 | Post 3833 · Caledonia, MN |
| VFW Post 3839 | Post 3839 · Jenkins, MN |
| VFW Post 3869 Larry Mckenzie | Post 3869 · Northome, MN |
| VFW Post 3871 | Post 3871 · Granite Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 3915 Palmer Lake | Post 3915 · Minneapolis, MN |
| VFW Post 3922 | Post 3922 · Wadena, MN |
| VFW Post 3964 | Post 3964 · Ortonville, MN |
| VFW Post 3979 Hebert-Kennedy | Post 3979 · Cloquet, MN |
| VFW Post 4020 Minn | Post 4020 · Perham, MN |
| VFW Post 4046 | Post 4046 · Shakopee, MN |
| VFW Post 4078 Minn | Post 4078 · Winthrop, MN |
| VFW Post 4086 | Post 4086 · Wabasha, MN |
| VFW Post 4097 Minn | Post 4097 · Olivia, MN |
| VFW Post 4114 | Post 4114 · Spring Valley, MN |
| VFW Post 4210 | Post 4210 · Forest Lake, MN |
| VFW Post 4258 Minn | Post 4258 · Pine City, MN |
| VFW Post 4297 Minn | Post 4297 · Saint Paul, MN |
| VFW Post 4393 Eugene H Truax -Mn | Post 4393 · Northfield, MN |
| VFW Post 4452 | Post 4452 · Cannon Falls, MN |
| VFW Post 4582 | Post 4582 · Starbuck, MN |
| VFW Post 4628 | Post 4628 · Barnesville, MN |
| VFW Post 4743 | Post 4743 · Lakefield, MN |
| VFW Post 4847 East Side | Post 4847 · Saint Cloud, MN |
| VFW Post 4955 | Post 4955 · Appleton, MN |
| VFW Post 5039 | Post 5039 · Morris, MN |
| VFW Post 5098 Minn | Post 5098 · Westbrook, MN |
| VFW Post 5102 Minn | Post 5102 · Glencoe, MN |
| VFW Post 5145 Minn | Post 5145 · New Prague, MN |
| VFW Post 5160 Minn | Post 5160 · Avon, MN |
| VFW Post 5247 | Post 5247 · Dawson, MN |
| VFW Post 5252 Minn | Post 5252 · Pel Rapids, MN |
| VFW Post 5334 Minneota-Tauton | Post 5334 · Minneota, MN |
| VFW Post 5338 Minn | Post 5338 · Mapleton, MN |
| VFW Post 5340 Minn | Post 5340 · Montgomery, MN |
| VFW Post 5460 | Post 5460 · Watkins, MN |
| VFW Post 5462 Waconia | Post 5462 · Watertown, MN |
| VFW Post 5516 | Post 5516 · Keewatin, MN |
| VFW Post 5518 Minn | Post 5518 · Elk River, MN |
| VFW Post 5555 Fred Babcock | Post 5555 · Minneapolis, MN |
| VFW Post 5630 Minn | Post 5630 · St Charles, MN |
| VFW Post 5727 | Post 5727 · Zumbrota, MN |
| VFW Post 5769 | Post 5769 · Mabel, MN |
| VFW Post 5771 | Post 5771 · Morgan, MN |
| VFW Post 5833 Burnsville | Post 5833 · Saint Paul, MN |
| VFW Post 5903 Heinzen Ditter | Post 5903 · Plymouth, MN |
| VFW Post 5905 | Post 5905 · Rushford, MN |
| VFW Post 5909 | Post 5909 · Wheaton, MN |
| VFW Post 5919 | Post 5919 · Excelsior, MN |
| VFW Post 6031 Minn | Post 6031 · Arlington, MN |
| VFW Post 6037 | Post 6037 · Swanville, MN |
| VFW Post 6202 | Post 6202 · Belle Plaine, MN |
| VFW Post 6206 Guy L Mcdermeit | Post 6206 · Menahga, MN |
| VFW Post 6208 | Post 6208 · Prior Lake, MN |
| VFW Post 6316 | Post 6316 · Blaine, MN |
| VFW Post 6318 Minn | Post 6318 · Eagle Bend, MN |
| VFW Post 6424 Minn | Post 6424 · North Branch, MN |
| VFW Post 6587 Minn | Post 6587 · Spring Lk Pk, MN |
| VFW Post 6690 Vasatka-Goers Wwii | Post 6690 · Mendota, MN |
| VFW Post 6692 Rush City Vew | Post 6692 · Rush City, MN |
| VFW Post 6801 Minn | Post 6801 · Brownsville, MN |
| VFW Post 6893 Magdlin-Gilbertson | Post 6893 · Preston, MN |
| VFW Post 6913 | Post 6913 · Chatfield, MN |
| VFW Post 6915 Minn | Post 6915 · Cold Spring, MN |
| VFW Post 6992 | Post 6992 · Sauk Rapids, MN |
| VFW Post 7050 Schanhaar-Otte | Post 7050 · Greenwald, MN |
| VFW Post 7555 Roseville Anderson-Nelson | Post 7555 · Saint Paul, MN |
| VFW Post 7557 Minn | Post 7557 · Ada, MN |
| VFW Post 7662 | Post 7662 · Farmington, MN |
| VFW Post 7664 Maple Lake | Post 7664 · Maple Lake, MN |
| VFW Post 7702 | Post 7702 · Frazee, MN |
| VFW Post 8144 | Post 8144 · Hoyt Lakes, MN |
| VFW Post 8261 | Post 8261 · Sherburn, MN |
| VFW Post 8299 Korhonen K Hokkanen | Post 8299 · Wright, MN |
| VFW Post 8459 Minn | Post 8459 · Gibbon, MN |
| VFW Post 8663 | Post 8663 · Roseau, MN |
| VFW Post 8729 | Post 8729 · Lake City, MN |
| VFW Post 8731 | Post 8731 · Monticello, MN |
| VFW Post 8752 Minn | Post 8752 · Cottage Grove, MN |
| VFW Post 8941 | Post 8941 · Geneva, MN |
| VFW Post 8980 | Post 8980 · Stewartville, MN |
| VFW Post 9024 | Post 9024 · Woodbury, MN |
| VFW Post 9073 Quartermaster | Post 9073 · Randall, MN |
| VFW Post 9232 | Post 9232 · Winsted, MN |
| VFW Post 9433 Minn | Post 9433 · Rosemount, MN |
| VFW Post 9625 Minn | Post 9625 · Coon Rapids, MN |
| VFW Post 9641 | Post 9641 · Littlefork, MN |
| VFW Post 9647 Swanson-Owen | Post 9647 · Oronoco, MN |
| VFW Post 9703 Minn | Post 9703 · Deer River, MN |
| VFW Post 9880 | Post 9880 · Ogema, MN |
| VFW Post 10794 Mn Seimers-Hakes | Post 10794 · Milaca, MN |
| VFW Post 11542 | Post 11542 · La Crescent, MN |
| VFW Post 11543 | Post 11543 · Osseo, MN |
In 1957 a handful of veterans chartered Department — MN. 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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the comrades stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Department of Minnesota. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — MN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — MN.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — MN.
69
Years on the calendar — MN
Charter story set in 1957
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
12
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 Minnesota, 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 — MN. |
| 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 — MN. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Department of Minnesota. 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 — MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — MN
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive 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 — MN.
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 — MN.
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 — MN. 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 — MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — MN. VFW Department of Minnesota. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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