admin The American Legion Department of Iowa 2020 Legislative Priorities Military Homeownership Assistance Program The Military Homeownership Assistance Program is one of the most attractive benefits within Home Base Iowa’s arsenal aimed at the recruitment of out of state veterans. In recent years, funding for the Military Homeownership Assistance Program has not lasted much beyond the … Read more
Public Invitation for Veteran Interment Service Friday, December 13, 2019 11:00 AM Iowa Veterans Cemetery 34024 Veterans Memorial Dr. Adel, IA We respectfully invite all Veterans, Veteran Organizations and Patriotic Individuals, to be part of the interment, with Honors, for the unclaimed remains of: Richard William Randolph US Army Veteran PVT 1 H/H Battery 2nd … Read more
By Dick Hogan Department Vice Commander, Second District The National Vice Commander’s annual post and membership tour is more special this year. Iowa Legionnaires can be proud that this year they will see a familiar face wearing the red National Vice Commander’s hat as he makes the rounds of the state’s nine districts. Bruce Feuerbach … Read more
After 76 years a young Marine will be Returning Home from Battle At 2:00 pm on November 22, 2019 Channing Robert Whitaker, son of Luther & Retta Whitaker, will receive full military burial honors In Des Moines, Iowa. Channing was the seventh child born on August 17, 1925 in Granger, Iowa. The large family included … Read more
The American Legion Teams Up with Stars and Stripes by John B. Raughter Deputy Director, Media Relations The American Legion Century-old allies renew vow to connect deployed troops with nation’s largest veterans service organization. A relationship that began over a century ago between The American Legion and Stars and Stripes is refreshed this year through … Read more