Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5492
VFW Post #5492 — Pine Bush, NY. A post since 1938 — Pine Bush, NY.
- VFW Post #5492
- Pine Bush, NY
VFW Post 5492, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5492 — Pine Bush, NY. The post dates to 1938, 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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Pine Bush. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Pine Bush, NY. 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 — Pine Bush, NY.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Pine Bush, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 5492 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Pine Bush, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Pine Bush
Charter story set in 1938
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
23
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5492, 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 — Pine Bush, NY. |
| 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 — Pine Bush, NY. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5492. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5492. 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 — Pine Bush, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Pine Bush
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5492 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 — Pine Bush.
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 — Pine Bush, NY.
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 5492 — Pine Bush, NY. 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 — Pine Bush, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Pine Bush, NY. VFW Post 5492. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.