Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 10940
VFW Post #10940 — Mount Gilead, NC. A post since 1968 — Mount Gilead, NC.
- VFW Post #10940
- Mount Gilead, NC
VFW Post 10940. Its post has met since 1968 — Mount Gilead, NC. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Mount Gilead. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — Mount Gilead, NC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Mount Gilead, NC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Mount Gilead, NC.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 10940 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Mount Gilead, NC.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Mount Gilead, NC.
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Years on the calendar — Mount Gilead
Charter story set in 1968
40 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
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 10940, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Mount Gilead, NC. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 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 — Mount Gilead, NC. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 10940. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 10940. 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 — Mount Gilead, NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Mount Gilead
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 10940 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 — Mount Gilead.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Mount Gilead, NC.
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 10940 — Mount Gilead, NC. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Mount Gilead, NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mount Gilead, NC. VFW Post 10940. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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