Do you know what the Veterans Hall in Folsom CA is?
I have been driving from my home in Antelope CA to my workplace at 400 Plaza Drive in Folsom CA for over a year, each day passing signs "Veterans Hall" with an arrow going each way on Folsom Boulevard near the new Folsom Bridge. Every time I passed those signs I wondered just what is the Veterans Hall and what do they do there?
The first time I took the time to drive down Forrest Street I only went through the parking lot. I still was uncertain what it was. The sign on the front of the building only states the obvious VETERANS HALL. There are a couple of beer signs in the windows so I started thinking it must be a VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). I can't explain why you would think that but you would have to either be a member or have been around the posts to assume that.
A couple of weeks ago on a Friday my curiosity got the better of me, so I stopped on my way home. As you enter the front door there still is no certain evidence of what this place is. To the right of the entry there is a bar so I go in there and ask the bartender if this is a VFW. He replies that it in fact is. I start to get a seat at the bar and offer him my life membership card when he asks me to sign in. I signed their book and am then able to order my adult beverage. I guess I got there about 6:00 p.m. and the place was pretty busy with a diverse group of people all seeming to know each other.
The mystery is solved; the Veterans Hall houses VFW Post 6604 of Folsom California. Their complete address is: 1300 Forrest Street, Folsom CA 95630. For some reason none of the mapping programs show its exact location, but it is at the end of Forrest after the curve in the road. I didn't get a chance to ask but from some of the bulletin board information it looks like the local chapter of the American Legion meets at this location as well.
The VFW is a service organization that serves veterans as well as our communities and states where the Posts are located. It is a member's only organization, but we are allowed to have guests. The bar in a VFW is called a canteen. I could go on and on but if you want to check it out further I have provided a couple of links for you. Here is a link for membership qualifications.
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