Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3465 Col Stotsenberg
VFW Post #3465 — Garden City, ID. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 3465, meeting — Garden City, ID.
- VFW Post #3465
- Garden City, ID
VFW Post 3465 Col Stotsenberg. Its post has met since 1936 — Garden City, ID. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Garden City. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
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 — Garden City, ID.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Garden City, ID. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 3465 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Garden City, ID.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Garden City, ID.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 3465 Col Stotsenberg. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Garden City, ID.
90
Years on the calendar — Garden City
Charter story set in 1936
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
51
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3465 Col Stotsenberg, 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 — Garden City, ID. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Garden City. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 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 3465 Col Stotsenberg. 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 — Garden City, ID.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Garden City
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3465 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 — Garden 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 — Garden City, ID.
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 3465 — Garden City, ID. 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 — Garden City, ID.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Garden City, ID. VFW Post 3465 Col Stotsenberg. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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