Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 711 Miles A Suarez
VFW Post #711 — Bloomfield, NJ. A post since 1931 — Bloomfield, NJ.
- VFW Post #711
- Bloomfield, NJ
VFW Post 711 Miles A Suarez. Its post has met since 1931 — Bloomfield, NJ. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, 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 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 — Bloomfield, NJ.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Bloomfield, NJ. 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 711 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Bloomfield, NJ.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Bloomfield, NJ.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 711 Miles A Suarez. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Bloomfield, NJ.
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Years on the calendar — Bloomfield
Charter story set in 1931
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
19
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 711 Miles A Suarez, 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 — Bloomfield, NJ. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Bloomfield. |
| 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 711. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 711 Miles A Suarez. 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 — Bloomfield, NJ.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Bloomfield
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 711 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 — Bloomfield.
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 — Bloomfield, NJ.
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 711 — Bloomfield, NJ. 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 — Bloomfield, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Bloomfield, NJ. VFW Post 711 Miles A Suarez. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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