Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5626 Beech Grove
VFW Post #5626 — Beech Grove, IN. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5626, meeting — Beech Grove, IN.
- VFW Post #5626
- Beech Grove, IN
VFW Post 5626 Beech Grove, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5626 — Beech Grove, IN. The post dates to 1949, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Beech Grove. 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 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 — Beech Grove, IN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Beech Grove, IN. 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 — Beech Grove, IN.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5626 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Beech Grove, IN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Beech Grove, IN.
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Years on the calendar — Beech Grove
Charter story set in 1949
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
36
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5626 Beech Grove, 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 — Beech Grove, IN. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Beech Grove. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5626. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5626 Beech Grove. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Beech Grove, IN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Beech Grove
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5626 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 — Beech Grove.
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 — Beech Grove, IN.
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 5626 — Beech Grove, IN. 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 — Beech Grove, IN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Beech Grove, IN. VFW Post 5626 Beech Grove. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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