Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 9759 Clifford E Johnson
VFW Post #9759 — Loves Park, IL. A post since 1966 — Loves Park, IL.
- VFW Post #9759
- Loves Park, IL
VFW Post 9759 Clifford E Johnson. Its post has met since 1966 — Loves Park, IL. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Loves Park. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Loves Park, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Loves Park, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Loves Park, IL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Loves Park, IL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 9759 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Loves Park, IL.
60
Years on the calendar — Loves Park
Charter story set in 1966
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
35
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 9759 Clifford E Johnson, 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 — Loves Park, IL. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 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 Post 9759 Clifford E Johnson. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Loves Park, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Loves Park
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 9759 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 — Loves Park.
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 — Loves Park, IL.
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 9759 — Loves Park, IL. 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 — Loves Park, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Loves Park, IL. VFW Post 9759 Clifford E Johnson. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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