After World War II, a group of 37 combat veterans in the Occoquan, Woodbridge, and Lorton area gathered to form VFW Post 7916 chartered in Woodbridge, Virginia. The official date of "mustering in” for the Post is June 27, 1946. Prior to 1970, the Post met in the basement of the Cranford Memorial Methodist Church near Gunston Road and Colchester Road in Lorton. In 1970, with a generous donation of $12,000 by three Life Members, VFW Post 7916 purchased the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton firehouse for $10 and renovated it to serve as the Post canteen. In September 2026, after being in Occoquan for 56 years and having established a strong association with the Town, the Post members passed a resolution to change the charter location to Occoquan. The change in charter location will require obtaining new VFW flags (an indoor ceremonial flag and a parade flag) for the Post with "Occoquan, Virginia" lettering, at the cost of approximately $2,400. Post members expressed firm support for raising this amount by donations from the membership. Your contribution today will bring the Post closer to our goal of purchasing the new flags.

Purchase New VFW Flags for Hawkins-Reeve Post 7916 in Occoquan