Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1498
VFW Post #1498 — Clifton Park, NY. A post since 1955 — Clifton Park, NY.
- VFW Post #1498
- Clifton Park, NY
In 1955 a handful of veterans chartered Post 1498 — Clifton Park, NY. 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.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Clifton Park. 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 — Clifton Park, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 1498. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Clifton Park, NY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 1498 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Clifton Park, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Clifton Park, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Clifton Park
Charter story set in 1955
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
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1498, 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 — Clifton Park, NY. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 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 — Clifton Park, NY. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1498. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 1498. 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 — Clifton Park, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Clifton Park
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1498 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 — Clifton Park.
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 — Clifton Park, NY.
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 1498 — Clifton Park, NY. 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 — Clifton Park, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Clifton Park, NY. VFW Post 1498. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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