Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 642 Kenneth C Banks
VFW Post #642 — Eagle Grove, IA. Service and a meeting hall — Eagle Grove.
- VFW Post #642
- Eagle Grove, IA
VFW Post 642 Kenneth C Banks, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 642 — Eagle Grove, IA. The post dates to 1930, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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 — Eagle Grove, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Eagle Grove, IA. 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 — Eagle Grove, IA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 642 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Eagle Grove, IA.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 642 Kenneth C Banks. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Eagle Grove, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Eagle Grove
Charter story set in 1930
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
46
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 642 Kenneth C Banks, 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 — Eagle Grove, IA. |
| 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. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 642. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 642 Kenneth C Banks. 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 — Eagle Grove, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Eagle Grove
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 642 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 — Eagle Grove.
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 — Eagle Grove, 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 642 — Eagle Grove, IA. 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 — Eagle Grove, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Eagle Grove, IA. VFW Post 642 Kenneth C Banks. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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