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ARLINGTON VFW POST 981 REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITIES OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - BUFFALO GROVE - PALATINE - ROLLING MEADOWS - WHEELING, ILLINOIS
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  Arlington VFW Post 981 2025 - 2026 Leadership



Post Commander Stewart Abbink
  • Service:  US Army Iraqi Freedom & Enduring Freedom
  • Previous Offices Held:  Service Officer
  • Member Since:  2022

Stewart



Senior Vice Commander Tom Rakowski
  • Service: US Navy Persian Gulf
  • Previous Offices Held:  None
  • Member Since: 2023

 

Tom




Junior Vice Commander
  • Position Vacant


 





Quartermaster & Public Relations Officer Mike Kolbuk
  • Service:  US Army Berlin Duty
  • Previous Offices Held:  Service Officer, Senior Vice-Commander, Junior Vice-Commander
  • Member Since:  1991

Mike



Service Officer - Stewart Abbink
  • Service:  US Army Iraqi Freedom & Enduring Freedom
  • Previous Offices Held:  None
  • Member Since:  2022


Stewart Abbink




Adjutant Phil Nagle
  • Service:  US Army Korea
  • Previous Offices Held:  None
  • Member Since:  2019



Nagle


One-Year Trustee Larry Bielski
  • Service:  US Army Vietnam
  • Previous Offices Held:  Trustee
  • Member Since:

     
Jones




Two-Year Trustee Don Luken
  • Service:  US Army Vietnam War
  • Previous Offices Held:  Chaplain, Clubs Chairman, Trustee
  • Member Since: 2020


Larry


Three-Year Trustee Vince Cipolla
  • Service:  US Army Vietnam War
  • Previous Offices Held:  Adjutant, Judge Advocate, Scholarship Committee
  • Member Since:


Don







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VFW Post 981 monthly meetings are at  American Legion Post 208 located at 121 N. Douglas, Arlington Heights IL 60004.  For directions check their website or call 847-253-6632.


 

To contact VFW Post 981, send an e-mail to vfwpost981@gmail.com  or mail us at P.O. Box 825, Arlington Heights, IL 60006.


Last Updated August 11 2025