2019 Program Awards

The following individuals and posts were the recipients of an award and/or scholarship for the 2018-2019 year: Program Name Award Boys State Geoffrey Astor, Post #130 (Ft. Dodge) SAL Band Award Blake Perkins, Post #219 (Arlington) SAL Chorus Award Samuel Sirna, Post #59 (Story City) Andy Haverman Scholarship Trejahn Manning, Post #374 (Hiland Park, Des … Read more

RAGBRAI Immediate Update

The arrangements for RAGBRAI have changed considerably at the last moment. We will not be having a booth at any of the other overnight towns or any of the meeting towns. We are trying to notify all our volunteers that their services are no longer needed. That doesn’t mean we are any less grateful to them … Read more

Blood Donors Needed

The American Legion of Iowa and LifeServe have teamed on a blood drive during the Department Convention. That blood drive will happen Saturday but it is by appointment only. Would you believe that when this is being written only 4 of the 50 possible appointment times have been taken? Surely we have more Legion family … Read more

Commander Tinley’s Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage to the Grave of Iowa’s First Department Commander Commander J. Scott Moline and 100th Anniversary Chairman Roger Norfolk will lead a pilgrimage on July 13 to the grave of Iowa’s first Department Commander, LTG Matthew Tinley. They will lead a memorial service beginning at 10AM at his gravesite in Saint Joseph Cemetery, located at … Read more

Missing In America Service

A Missing in America Memorial Service will be held at Hamilton’s Funeral Home on June 28, 2019. The service will begin at 9:30 AM followed by a procession to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery with internment at 11AM. Address for the funeral home is 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines. No further information is available on … Read more