Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1166 Louis J Miller
VFW Post #1166 — Buena Vista, CO. Service and a meeting hall — Buena Vista.
- VFW Post #1166
- Buena Vista, CO
VFW Post 1166 Louis J Miller. Its post has met since 1950 — Buena Vista, CO. 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.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday 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 — Buena Vista, CO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Buena Vista, CO. 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 — Buena Vista, CO.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 1166 Louis J Miller. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Buena Vista, CO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 1166 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Buena Vista, CO.
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Years on the calendar — Buena Vista
Charter story set in 1950
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1166 Louis J Miller, 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 — Buena Vista, CO. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 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 — Buena Vista, CO. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1166. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 1166 Louis J Miller. 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 — Buena Vista, CO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Buena Vista
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1166 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 — Buena Vista.
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 — Buena Vista, CO.
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 1166 — Buena Vista, CO. 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 — Buena Vista, CO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Buena Vista, CO. VFW Post 1166 Louis J Miller. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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