Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5418 Jerry Celletti
VFW Post #5418 — Rock Falls, IL. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5418, meeting — Rock Falls, IL.
- VFW Post #5418
- Rock Falls, IL
VFW Post 5418 Jerry Celletti. Its post has met since 1921 — Rock Falls, 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 regular meeting is the first Thursday 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 — Rock Falls, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Rock Falls, 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 — Rock Falls, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Rock Falls, IL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Rock Falls, IL.
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Years on the calendar — Rock Falls
Charter story set in 1921
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
49
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5418 Jerry Celletti, 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 — Rock Falls, IL. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Rock Falls. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5418. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5418 Jerry Celletti. 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 — Rock Falls, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Rock Falls
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5418 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 — Rock Falls.
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 — Rock Falls, 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 5418 — Rock Falls, IL. 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 — Rock Falls, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Rock Falls, IL. VFW Post 5418 Jerry Celletti. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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