Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 3949 Weekes-Van Eck
VFW Post #3949 — Iowa City, IA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 3949, meeting — Iowa City, IA.
- VFW Post #3949
- Iowa City, IA
VFW Post 3949 Weekes-Van Eck. Its post has met since 1971 — Iowa City, IA. 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 — Iowa City. 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 — Iowa City. 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 — Iowa City, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 3949 Weekes-Van Eck. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Iowa City, IA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 3949 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Iowa City, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Iowa City, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Iowa City
Charter story set in 1971
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 3949 Weekes-Van Eck, 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 — Iowa City, IA. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 3949. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 3949 Weekes-Van Eck. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Iowa City, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Iowa City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 3949 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 — Iowa City.
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 — Iowa City, IA.
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 3949 — Iowa City, IA. 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 — Iowa City, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Iowa City, IA. VFW Post 3949 Weekes-Van Eck. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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