Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5220 Johnson Phelps
VFW Post #5220 — Oak Lawn, IL. A post since 1926 — Oak Lawn, IL.
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- VFW Post #5220
- Oak Lawn, IL
In 1926 a handful of veterans chartered Post 5220 — Oak Lawn, IL. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
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 regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Oak Lawn, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Oak Lawn, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5220 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Oak Lawn, IL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Oak Lawn, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Oak Lawn, IL.
100
Years on the calendar — Oak Lawn
Charter story set in 1926
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
20
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5220 Johnson Phelps, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Oak Lawn, IL. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 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 — Oak Lawn, IL. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5220. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5220 Johnson Phelps. 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 — Oak Lawn, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Oak Lawn
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5220 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 — Oak Lawn.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Oak Lawn, 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 5220 — Oak Lawn, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Oak Lawn, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Oak Lawn, IL. VFW Post 5220 Johnson Phelps. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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