Wheaton VFW Post 2164

Specialties

The Wheaton VFW Post 2164 provides support services to US veterans, service members and their families. Our mission: To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military, and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.

We provide services and support to veterans, their spouses and their families. We act as a VA liaison to assist veterans in tackling a wide range of problems from securing support to acquiring well-​deserved military awards. In Illinois, we have four Veterans Homes for the elderly and disabled, some specially equipped to care for Alzheimer patients.

Simply put, the VFW strives to do good things for deserving people; particularly veterans, their families, and their communities. From local grassroots ideas to national influence, we work every day to make a difference.

Our VFW hall is available for rent for business or social events.

History

Established in 1931.

In 1930, the only Veterans of Foreign Wars post in DuPage County was in Glen Ellyn. Since the Glen Ellyn post could not accommodate all DuPage County veterans, four comrades decided to form a new post.

With donated materials and a bank loan, this team of veterans began building the Wheaton post. The work was done on weekends, with wives serving meals and children helping where they could. This collaboration took one year and the infant post successfully took form.

In 1931 there were 70 post members. In 1943 World War II veterans began to join the ranks, swelling the membership to 356 members by 1946. Then in 1950, war clouds gathered once again, this time over Korea, and more veterans joined VFW. In 1956, once again Americans joined to battle in Vietnam and Post 2164 welcomed these veterans as members. Now, the Post welcomes veterans from the Gulf War and soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.