Veterans in the Magnolia community are working to restart a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Magnolia.

Harold Reed, a Magnolia resident and commander of the Grimes County VFW, said Magnolia previously had a VFW post that closed in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Reed said veterans in Magnolia must travel to posts in Conroe, The Woodlands, Tomball or Navasota.

“The needs assessment that we did [in November] showed ... the community needed a VFW post,” Reed said. “For the most part, what we’ve been seeing is that Magnolia veterans have been pretty much staying put; they haven’t joined any post.”

An informational membership meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Magnolia Event Center, located at 11659 FM 1488, Magnolia, according to a news release. Reed said additional membership drives will be held in March and April with hopes to apply for a charter in July to reopen the post.

Reed said there must be at least 35 members to apply for a charter to create the post, which would need state and national approval. The post would then need to apply for nonprofit status as well.


According to the release, VFW membership is open to veterans with honorable service who have either served in a war, campaign or expedition on foreign soil or hostile waters; or served in Korea for 30 consecutive days or 60 combined days.

Interested residents can contact VFW District 17 at 281-391-8387, Magnolia City Council Member Matthew "Doc" Dantzer, or Reed at [email protected], according to the release.