Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3239 S C
VFW Post #3239 — Lake Andes, SD. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 3239, meeting — Lake Andes, SD.
- VFW Post #3239
- Lake Andes, SD
VFW Post 3239 S C, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 3239 — Lake Andes, SD. The post dates to 1931, 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.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — Lake Andes, SD.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lake Andes, SD. 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 — Lake Andes, SD.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 3239 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Lake Andes, SD.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Lake Andes, SD.
95
Years on the calendar — Lake Andes
Charter story set in 1931
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3239 S C, 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 — Lake Andes, SD. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 3239. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 3239 S C. 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 — Lake Andes, SD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Lake Andes
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3239 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 — Lake Andes.
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 — Lake Andes, SD.
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 3239 — Lake Andes, SD. 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 — Lake Andes, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lake Andes, SD. VFW Post 3239 S C. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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