Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5397 St James Wright
VFW Post #5397 — Hattiesburg, MS. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5397, meeting — Hattiesburg, MS.
- VFW Post #5397
- Hattiesburg, MS
VFW Post 5397 St James Wright. Its post has met since 1949 — Hattiesburg, MS. 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.
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 — Hattiesburg, MS.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Hattiesburg, MS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5397 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Hattiesburg, MS.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Hattiesburg, MS.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Hattiesburg, MS.
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Years on the calendar — Hattiesburg
Charter story set in 1949
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5397 St James Wright, 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 — Hattiesburg, MS. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 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 — Hattiesburg, MS. |
| 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 5397 St James Wright. 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 — Hattiesburg, MS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Hattiesburg
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5397 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 — Hattiesburg.
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 — Hattiesburg, MS.
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 5397 — Hattiesburg, MS. 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 — Hattiesburg, MS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Hattiesburg, MS. VFW Post 5397 St James Wright. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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