Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1829
VFW Post #1829 — Kansas City, MO. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 1829, meeting — Kansas City, MO.
- VFW Post #1829
- Kansas City, MO
VFW Post 1829, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 1829 — Kansas City, MO. The post dates to 1971, 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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Kansas City. 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 — Kansas City, MO. 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 — Kansas City, MO.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Kansas City, MO.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 1829. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Kansas City, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Kansas City
Charter story set in 1971
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
34
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1829, 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 — Kansas City, MO. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1829. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 1829. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Kansas City, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Kansas City
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1829 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 — Kansas City.
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 — Kansas City, MO.
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 1829 — Kansas City, MO. 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 — Kansas City, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Kansas City, MO. VFW Post 1829. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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