Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Department of Alaska
VFW Department — AK. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department, meeting — AK.
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Directory
Units
| VFW Post 1685 | Post 1685 · Anchorage, AK |
| VFW Post 4352 Ragnar Myking | Post 4352 · Ketchikan, AK |
| VFW Post 5559 Taku | Post 5559 · Juneau, AK |
| VFW Post 7056 Robert Lee Spencer Memorial Po | Post 7056 · Kodiak, AK |
| VFW Post 9365 | Post 9365 · Wasilla, AK |
| VFW Post 9569 Ak Bering Sea | Post 9569 · Nome, AK |
| VFW Post 9785 Eagle River | Post 9785 · Eagle River, AK |
| VFW Post 9978 General John R Noyes | Post 9978 · Anchorage, AK |
| VFW Post 10029 Weldon M Rucker | Post 10029 · North Pole, AK |
| VFW Post 10046 Jerry V Horn | Post 10046 · Soldotna, AK |
| VFW Post 10221 Anchor Point | Post 10221 · Anchor Point, AK |
| VFW Post 10682 Glennallen | Post 10682 · Glennallen, AK |
VFW Department of Alaska, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department — AK. The post dates to 1928, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — AK. 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 — AK. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Department sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — AK.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Department of Alaska. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — AK.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — AK.
98
Years on the calendar — AK
Charter story set in 1928
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
23
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Department of Alaska, 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 — AK. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 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 Department of Alaska. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — AK.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — AK
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department 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 — AK.
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 — AK.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Department — AK. 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 — AK.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — AK. VFW Department of Alaska. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.