Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5162 South Huntsville
VFW Post #5162 — Madison, AL. A post since 1946 — Madison, AL.
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- VFW Post #5162
- Madison, AL
In 1946 a handful of veterans chartered Post 5162 — Madison, AL. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the comrades hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday 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 — Madison, AL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Madison, AL. 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 — Madison, AL.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 5162 South Huntsville. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Madison, AL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5162 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Madison, AL.
80
Years on the calendar — Madison
Charter story set in 1946
200 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
15
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5162 South Huntsville, 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 — Madison, AL. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5162. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5162 South Huntsville. 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 — Madison, AL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Madison
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5162 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 — Madison.
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 — Madison, AL.
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 5162 — Madison, AL. 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 — Madison, AL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Madison, AL. VFW Post 5162 South Huntsville. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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