Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3111 Morrison Mcfadden
VFW Post #3111 — Great Bend, KS. A post since 1932 — Great Bend, KS.
- VFW Post #3111
- Great Bend, KS
VFW Post 3111 Morrison Mcfadden, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 3111 — Great Bend, KS. The post dates to 1932, when veterans home from the World Wars 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 — Great Bend. 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 — Great Bend, KS. 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 — Great Bend, KS.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 3111 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Great Bend, KS.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 3111 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Great Bend, KS.
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Years on the calendar — Great Bend
Charter story set in 1932
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
18
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3111 Morrison Mcfadden, 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 — Great Bend, KS. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Great Bend. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 3111. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 3111 Morrison Mcfadden. 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 — Great Bend, KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Great Bend
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3111 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 — Great Bend.
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 — Great Bend, KS.
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 3111 — Great Bend, KS. 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 — Great Bend, KS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Great Bend, KS. VFW Post 3111 Morrison Mcfadden. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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