Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 2043 Mercer Prieto
VFW Post #2043 — Santa Paula, CA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 2043, meeting — Santa Paula, CA.
- VFW Post #2043
- Santa Paula, CA
VFW Post 2043 Mercer Prieto, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 2043 — Santa Paula, CA. The post dates to 1928, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the comrades hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Santa Paula, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Santa Paula, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 2043 Mercer Prieto. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Santa Paula, CA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 2043 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Santa Paula, CA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Santa Paula, CA.
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Years on the calendar — Santa Paula
Charter story set in 1928
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
29
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 2043 Mercer Prieto, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Santa Paula, CA. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 2043. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 2043 Mercer Prieto. 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 — Santa Paula, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Santa Paula
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 2043 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 — Santa Paula.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Santa Paula, CA.
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 2043 — Santa Paula, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Santa Paula, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Santa Paula, CA. VFW Post 2043 Mercer Prieto. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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