Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8054 Nelson E Campbell JR
VFW Post #8054 — Mount Gilead, OH. Service and a meeting hall — Mount Gilead.
- VFW Post #8054
- Mount Gilead, OH
VFW Post 8054 Nelson E Campbell JR. Its post has met since 1932 — Mount Gilead, OH. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Mount Gilead. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Mount Gilead. 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 — Mount Gilead, OH. 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 — Mount Gilead, OH.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 8054 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Mount Gilead, OH.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 8054 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Mount Gilead, OH.
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Years on the calendar — Mount Gilead
Charter story set in 1932
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
22
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8054 Nelson E Campbell JR, 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 — Mount Gilead, OH. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 8054. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8054 Nelson E Campbell JR. 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 — Mount Gilead, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Mount Gilead
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8054 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 — Mount Gilead.
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 — Mount Gilead, OH.
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 8054 — Mount Gilead, OH. 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 — Mount Gilead, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mount Gilead, OH. VFW Post 8054 Nelson E Campbell JR. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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