Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 7596
VFW Post #7596 — Franklin, OH. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 7596, meeting — Franklin, OH.
- VFW Post #7596
- Franklin, OH
VFW Post 7596. Its post has met since 1938 — Franklin, OH. 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 — Franklin. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Franklin, OH.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Franklin, OH. 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 — Franklin, OH.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Franklin, OH.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 7596 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Franklin, OH.
88
Years on the calendar — Franklin
Charter story set in 1938
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
36
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 7596, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Franklin, OH. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Franklin, OH. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 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 7596. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Franklin, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Franklin
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 7596 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 — Franklin.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Franklin, OH.
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 7596 — Franklin, OH. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Franklin, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Franklin, OH. VFW Post 7596. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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