barBar Rescue · Season 8, Episode 35 · Aired May 28, 2023
VFW Post 9644
Sheridan, Colorado
Good outcome here: the business is still trading today.
What happened after
Active veterans post with current website and social media.
What happened on the show
Taffer rescued a VFW on its last legs just before the post's 75th anniversary. At VFW Post 9644 in Sheridan, Colorado, a veterans' hall was on the brink of closing as a milestone loomed, and the rescue carried the weight of preserving an organization with three-quarters of a century of service behind it. The work was aimed at securing a members-only veterans' facility rather than turning a for-profit bar. The intervention followed the show's arc of scrutiny and renovation, betting that steadying the post's operation could keep it open for its members and let it reach the 75th anniversary it was in danger of never seeing, a rescue as much about honoring service as fixing a business. A veterans' hall on the brink as a landmark anniversary approached, it made the rescue as much about honoring three-quarters of a century of service as about fixing a struggling operation.
After the cameras left
VFW Post 9644 is still active. The veterans' post continues to operate at 2680 West Hampden Avenue in Sheridan, with a current website and active social media, which puts the open call at high confidence. The post Taffer rescued from the brink reached and passed the 75th anniversary it had been in danger of missing, landing this one among the survivors of the eighth season, a veterans' facility that stayed open for its members after coming close to closing its doors for good.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.