Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 788 Iowa-Patrick J Shanahan
VFW Post #788 — Cedar Rapids, IA. Service and a meeting hall — Cedar Rapids.
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- VFW Post #788
- Cedar Rapids, IA
VFW Post 788 Iowa-Patrick J Shanahan. Its post has met since 1933 — Cedar Rapids, IA. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Cedar Rapids. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Cedar Rapids, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Cedar Rapids, IA. 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 — Cedar Rapids, IA.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 788 Iowa-Patrick J Shanahan. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Cedar Rapids, IA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 788 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Cedar Rapids, IA.
93
Years on the calendar — Cedar Rapids
Charter story set in 1933
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
47
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 788 Iowa-Patrick J Shanahan, 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 — Cedar Rapids, IA. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Cedar Rapids. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 788 Iowa-Patrick J Shanahan. 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 — Cedar Rapids, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Cedar Rapids
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 788 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 — Cedar Rapids.
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 — Cedar Rapids, 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 788 — Cedar Rapids, 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 — Cedar Rapids, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Cedar Rapids, IA. VFW Post 788 Iowa-Patrick J Shanahan. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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