Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8465 May Obrien
VFW Post #8465 — Port Huron, MI. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8465, meeting — Port Huron, MI.
- VFW Post #8465
- Port Huron, MI
VFW Post 8465 May Obrien, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8465 — Port Huron, MI. The post dates to 1922, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Port Huron. 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 — Port Huron, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Port Huron, MI.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 8465 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Port Huron, MI.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Port Huron, MI.
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Years on the calendar — Port Huron
Charter story set in 1922
80 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
13
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8465 May Obrien, 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 — Port Huron, MI. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 8465. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8465 May Obrien. 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 — Port Huron, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Port Huron
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8465 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 — Port Huron.
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 — Port Huron, MI.
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 8465 — Port Huron, MI. 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 — Port Huron, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Port Huron, MI. VFW Post 8465 May Obrien. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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