Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 10396 Carol Stream
VFW Post #10396 — Saint Charles, IL. A post since 1936 — Saint Charles, IL.
- VFW Post #10396
- Saint Charles, IL
VFW Post 10396 Carol Stream. Its post has met since 1936 — Saint Charles, IL. 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.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
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 — Saint Charles, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Saint Charles, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Saint Charles, IL.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 10396 Carol Stream. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Saint Charles, IL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Saint Charles, IL.
90
Years on the calendar — Saint Charles
Charter story set in 1936
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
46
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 10396 Carol Stream, 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 — Saint Charles, IL. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Saint Charles, IL. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 10396. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 10396 Carol Stream. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Saint Charles, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Saint Charles
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 10396 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 — Saint Charles.
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 — Saint Charles, 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 10396 — Saint Charles, 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 — Saint Charles, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Saint Charles, IL. VFW Post 10396 Carol Stream. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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