VFW Post 5436 Troy Ohio

09/05/2026

🇺🇸😂 HOWDY, MEMBERS! SEPTEMBER CALENDAR HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! 😂🇺🇸

Yes… we realize it’s already September.

Yes… some of you have been asking, “Where’s the calendar? What are we doing this month?”
Well, apparently September decided to start without waiting for us. 🤷‍♂️😂

BUT WE GOT YOU! 😉
Here’s what’s happening this month at your favorite VFW Post 5436!

🍕🎸 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 — PIZZA & MUSIC BINGO
Iron Horse Mess Hall
🍕 Pizza | 5:30–7:30 PM | Prices vary
🎸 Music Bingo | 7:30 PM
Eat pizza. Name songs. Pretend you totally knew that one. 😂

📅 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
🇺🇸 Post Meeting | 6:00 PM
Yes, meetings made the fun calendar too.

🚫🍽️ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Iron Horse Mess Hall — CLOSED
Your kitchen at home has been notified. 😂

🎸🔥 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 — IRON HORSE MUSIC FESTIVAL!
🍔 Food! 🎶 Music! 🍻 Fun!
🎸 Live music starts at 2:00 PM!
THIS is the big one — don’t miss it!

🌼 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Last day to order MUMS!
Because nothing says fall in Ohio like buying flowers that somehow survive weather none of us understand. 😂

📅🎯 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
📅 Joint Meeting | 5:30 PM
📅 Auxiliary Meeting | 6:00 PM
🎯 Dart Poker | 1:00–8:00 PM
💵 $5 for 6 darts
🥇 May the best hand win!
Skill, luck and blaming the dart are all acceptable strategies.

🎯 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 — DART LEAGUE RETURNS!
📝 Sign-up sheet at the bar
💵 $20 per person
Time to find out who can actually throw…and who has just been talking a big game. 👀😂

🍕⁉️ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 — PIZZA & TRIVIA NIGHT
🍕 Pizza | 5:30–7:30 PM | Prices vary
🤨 Trivia | 7:30 PM
Come hungry. Leave smarter. Results may vary. 😂

🎨🍷 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 — SIP & PAINT
⏰ 1:30 PM
💵 $45
📝 Sign up at the bar
🍷🎨 Artistic ability optional. Having a good time strongly encouraged!

🇺🇸 THERE YOU HAVE IT — SEPTEMBER AT POST 5436!

Screenshot it. Save it. Share it. Tattoo it on your arm if you have to. 😂

Most importantly, COME OUT AND BE PART OF IT! Bring a friend, support your Post, enjoy some great food, and make some memories with the Post 5436 family.

And yes… we’ll try to get October’s calendar out sometime before Halloween. 😂🎃

🇺🇸 VFW POST 5436 — SMITH-O’NEAL POST 🇺🇸

09/03/2026

🎯🔥 DART LEAGUE IS BACK AT POST 5436! 🔥🎯

Dust off those darts, find your aim, and start working on your excuses for when you miss the board. 😂

Think you’ve got what it takes? STEP UP AND TAKE YOUR SHOT!

📅 Every Thursday | Sept. 24 – Nov. 12
⏰ 7:00 PM
💵 $20 to enter
🏆 WINNER TAKES HALF THE POT!
📝 Sign up at the Canteen

Eight weeks of competition, laughs, friendly trash talk, and chasing that top spot! You don’t have to be a pro — just show up, throw some darts, and have a good time. 🎯

Because you can’t win from the sidelines… and yelling “THAT BOARD IS CROOKED!” still doesn’t count as a strategy. 😂

🔥 SET YOUR SIGHTS. TAKE YOUR SHOT. CHASE THE WIN.
Who’s joining us? 👀🎯

🇺🇸 VFW POST 5436 — SMITH-O’NEAL POST

09/03/2026

🇺🇸 STRONG DOESN’T MEAN YOU NEVER STRUGGLE. STRONG MEANS YOU KEEP GOING. 🇺🇸

Life will knock you down. Plans will change. Goals will seem farther away than you expected.

Take the next step anyway. 💪

Strength isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s simply getting up one more time than you were knocked down.

Whatever your goal is — KEEP PUSHING.
Want to get stronger? Put in the work.
Want to make a difference? Get involved.
Want something to change? Start changing it.
Had a bad yesterday? Attack today.

You don’t have to accomplish everything at once.
One step. One decision. One day at a time.

At VFW Post 5436, we believe strong people build strong families, strong friendships, and strong communities. 🇺🇸

So set the goal. Do the work. Help the person beside you.

And when life tells you it’s time to quit…
🔥 REMIND IT THAT YOU’RE NOT DONE YET. 🔥

KEEP MOVING FORWARD. KEEP GETTING STRONGER. NEVER QUIT.

🇺🇸 VFW POST 5436 — SMITH-O’NEAL POST 🇺🇸

09/02/2026

🍗🍪 TONIGHT AT THE IRON HORSE MESS HALL! 🍪🍗

You could go home and stare into the fridge hoping dinner magically appears… OR you could come see us and let us handle it! 😂

Tonight we’re serving up some good old-fashioned comfort food:
🍗 Chicken Dressing Casserole
🥕 Glazed Carrots
🍪 Cookie for dessert

Nothing fancy. Nothing complicated. Just a hot, hearty meal and good company at the Post! 🇺🇸

Bring your appetite, grab a seat, and spend your evening with us at the Iron Horse Mess Hall at VFW Post 5436!

Because dinner tastes a whole lot better when you didn’t have to cook it or clean up afterward. 😎

🇺🇸 Come hungry. Leave happy. Support your Post.

08/31/2026

🌼🍂 WHO’S READY FOR MUM SEASON?! 🍂🌼

Fall is right around the corner, and you know what that means… MUMS ARE BACK! 🙌

Brighten up the porch, add some fall color around the house, or grab a few for someone special — all while supporting the VFW Post 5436 Auxiliary! 🇺🇸❤️

📝 Order forms are available at the canteen!

Every mum purchased helps support the Auxiliary and the work they do for our veterans, our Post, and our community.

So don’t wait until your neighbor’s porch looks better than yours. 😂🌼 Get those orders in!

🇺🇸 The Auxiliary sincerely thanks everyone for your continued support. It truly makes a difference!

08/31/2026

🇺🇸💦 WELL… THE POST DECIDED TO ADD “PLUMBING ADVENTURE” TO THIS WEEKEND’S ACTIVITIES. 😂

We’re planning to open today at 2:00 PM, PROVIDED we can get our water pressure tank back among the living after it decided to spring a massive leak yesterday.

🔧 We’re currently working on getting everything repaired and back up and running as quickly as possible.

Apparently after a busy weekend, even the water pressure tank needed a break…it just chose a VERY dramatic way to ask for one. 😂

Our goal is still OPEN AT 2 PM TODAY! We’ll keep everyone updated if anything changes.

Thanks for your patience, Post family—and a big thanks to everyone working to get us back in business!

🇺🇸 Fingers crossed, wrenches turning, and hopefully water staying INSIDE the pipes today. 😂

08/30/2026

08/29/2026

🔥🎸 HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT VFW POST 5436! 🎸🔥

DYSLEXIC FUNK IS ROCKING THE HOUSE and Saturday night is officially underway!

If you’re sitting at home scrolling Facebook wondering what you should be doing tonight… THIS IS YOUR SIGN. GET YOUR BUTT TO THE POST! 😂

🎶 Live music
🍻 Cold drinks
🇺🇸 Great people
🔥 And a Post that’s ALIVE tonight!

Turn off Netflix. The laundry will still be there tomorrow. Your recliner will understand. 😂 Come spend Saturday night with your Post family, bring some friends, and enjoy a night of live music and good times!

🎸 Dyslexic Funk is playing until 11:30 PM — THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF NIGHT LEFT!

QUIT READING THIS. PUT YOUR SHOES ON. WE’LL SEE YOU AT THE POST! 😂🔥🇺🇸

08/29/2026

🇺🇸👕 NEW GEAR IS COMING TO POST 5436! 👕🇺🇸

Saw one of those Poker Run event shirts from last weekend and thought, “Well… I should’ve grabbed one of those.” Good news—you still can! 😎

🔥 Poker Run Event Shirts — $20 each

And while we’re at it, NEW VFW Post 5436 shirts are being ordered! If you’re proud of your Post, here’s another way to represent it wherever you go.

👕 NEW POST SHIRTS
Small–Large: $20
XL: $22
2XL–3XL: $25

🥶 HOODIES ARE COMING TOO!
We’re taking preorders now, with pricing depending on size.

No complicated forms. No secret handshake. No standing in line at 5 AM like it’s Black Friday. 😂

👉 Want a shirt? Want a hoodie? Want both? Just send us a message with what you want and your size, and WE’LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST!

Wear the Post. Represent the mission. Show your VFW Post 5436 pride around town and beyond. 🇺🇸

And yes… ordering one of each is completely acceptable. We’re not here to judge your closet. 😂

08/27/2026

🇺🇸🔥 POST 5436 — WE’VE GOT A HECK OF A WEEKEND COMING UP! 🔥🇺🇸

Seriously… if you can’t find something you like this weekend, we may need to check your pulse. 😂

🍕 FRIDAY NIGHT
5:30–7:30 PM — Made-to-Order Pizzas starting at $10 & up
🧠 7:30 PM — FREE Trivia

Eat some pizza, grab your friends, and test your knowledge. Remember: saying an answer louder than everyone else does NOT make it correct. 😂

🥩🎸🏁 SATURDAY NIGHT
5:30–7:30 PM — Steak Dinner (must have already signed up)
🎸 7:30–11:30 PM — Dyslexic Funk ROCKS THE POST!
🏁 Daytona NASCAR Race

And Daytona gets a little more interesting…
💰 $10 PER DRIVER — WINNER TAKES ALL!

Come for one night or come for BOTH. Bring your spouse, grab your friends, invite someone who hasn’t been to the Post in a while, and come be part of it.

Because a great Post isn’t built by an empty building—it’s built by people showing up, laughing together, supporting events, making memories, and enjoying the camaraderie that brought us together in the first place. 🇺🇸

And Saturday? You can eat steak, listen to live music, watch Daytona AND possibly win some money.
Try getting all that done sitting on your couch. 😂

🇺🇸 SHOW UP. BRING A FRIEND. HAVE A GREAT TIME. SUPPORT YOUR POST.

We’ll see you this weekend at VFW Post 5436!