Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3982 Mission Santa Clara
VFW Post #3982 — Santa Clara, CA. Service and a meeting hall — Santa Clara.
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- VFW Post #3982
- Santa Clara, CA
VFW Post 3982 Mission Santa Clara. Its post has met since 1946 — Santa Clara, CA. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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 — Santa Clara. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Santa Clara, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Santa Clara, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Santa Clara, CA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 3982 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Santa Clara, CA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Santa Clara, CA.
80
Years on the calendar — Santa Clara
Charter story set in 1946
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
24
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3982 Mission Santa Clara, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Santa Clara, CA. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 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 — Santa Clara, CA. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 3982. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 3982 Mission Santa Clara. 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 — Santa Clara, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Santa Clara
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3982 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 Clara.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Santa Clara, 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 3982 — Santa Clara, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Santa Clara, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Santa Clara, CA. VFW Post 3982 Mission Santa Clara. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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