Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 10029 Weldon M Rucker
VFW Post #10029 — North Pole, AK. A post since 1965 — North Pole, AK.
- VFW Post #10029
- North Pole, AK
VFW Post 10029 Weldon M Rucker. Its post has met since 1965 — North Pole, AK. 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 — North Pole. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — North Pole. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — North Pole, AK. 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 — North Pole, AK.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — North Pole, AK.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — North Pole, AK.
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Years on the calendar — North Pole
Charter story set in 1965
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 10029 Weldon M Rucker, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — North Pole, AK. |
| 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. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 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 10029 Weldon M Rucker. 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 — North Pole, AK.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — North Pole
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 10029 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 — North Pole.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — North Pole, AK.
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 10029 — North Pole, AK. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — North Pole, AK.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — North Pole, AK. VFW Post 10029 Weldon M Rucker. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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