Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 6599 Seattle
VFW Post #6599 — Des Moines, WA. A post since 1923 — Des Moines, WA.
- VFW Post #6599
- Des Moines, WA
In 1923 a handful of veterans chartered Post 6599 — Des Moines, WA. 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.
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.
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 — Des Moines, WA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Des Moines, WA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 6599 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Des Moines, WA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Des Moines, WA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 6599 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Des Moines, WA.
103
Years on the calendar — Des Moines
Charter story set in 1923
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
17
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 6599 Seattle, 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 — Des Moines, WA. |
| 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 — Des Moines, WA. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 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 6599 Seattle. 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 — Des Moines, WA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Des Moines
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 6599 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 — Des Moines.
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 — Des Moines, WA.
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 6599 — Des Moines, WA. 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 — Des Moines, WA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Des Moines, WA. VFW Post 6599 Seattle. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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