Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 2204 Harold Nelson
VFW Post #2204 — Rice Lake, WI. Service and a meeting hall — Rice Lake.
- VFW Post #2204
- Rice Lake, WI
VFW Post 2204 Harold Nelson. Its post has met since 1929 — Rice Lake, WI. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the comrades stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Rice Lake, WI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Rice Lake, WI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 2204 Harold Nelson. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Rice Lake, WI.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Rice Lake, WI.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 2204 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Rice Lake, WI.
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Years on the calendar — Rice Lake
Charter story set in 1929
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
26
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 2204 Harold Nelson, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Rice Lake, WI. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 2204. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 2204 Harold Nelson. 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 — Rice Lake, WI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Rice Lake
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 2204 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 — Rice Lake.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Rice Lake, WI.
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 2204 — Rice Lake, WI. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Rice Lake, WI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Rice Lake, WI. VFW Post 2204 Harold Nelson. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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