Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 317
VFW Post #317 — Coal Township, PA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 317, meeting — Coal Township, PA.
- VFW Post #317
- Coal Township, PA
VFW Post 317, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 317 — Coal Township, PA. The post dates to 1961, 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Coal Township. 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 — Coal Township, PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 317. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Coal Township, PA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Coal Township, PA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 317 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Coal Township, PA.
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Years on the calendar — Coal Township
Charter story set in 1961
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
36
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 317, 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 — Coal Township, PA. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 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 — Coal Township, PA. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 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 317. 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 — Coal Township, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Coal Township
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 317 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 — Coal Township.
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 — Coal Township, PA.
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 317 — Coal Township, PA. 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 — Coal Township, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Coal Township, PA. VFW Post 317. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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