Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 12171 Msg Roy P Benavidez Memorial
VFW Post #12171 — San Antonio, TX. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 12171, meeting — San Antonio, TX.
- VFW Post #12171
- San Antonio, TX
VFW Post 12171 Msg Roy P Benavidez Memorial, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 12171 — San Antonio, TX. The post dates to 1958, 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.
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 meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — San Antonio, TX.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — San Antonio, TX. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — San Antonio, TX.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — San Antonio, TX.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 12171 Msg Roy P Benavidez Memorial. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — San Antonio, TX.
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Years on the calendar — San Antonio
Charter story set in 1958
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
34
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 12171 Msg Roy P Benavidez Memorial, 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 — San Antonio, TX. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 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 Post 12171 Msg Roy P Benavidez Memorial. 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 — San Antonio, TX.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — San Antonio
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 12171 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 — San Antonio.
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 — San Antonio, TX.
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 12171 — San Antonio, TX. 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 — San Antonio, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — San Antonio, TX. VFW Post 12171 Msg Roy P Benavidez Memorial. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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