The American Legion, The Department of Iowa, Post 298  

Post 298 

 

Unit 298 

Squadron 298

Riders Chapter

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HOT Notes:

1.  We will host a benefit on 12 May for the new Veterans Outreach Center in Cedar Rapids.  The activities include a band and raffle.  Donations are requested to help fund this center that focuses on the plight of our homeless veterans.

2.  Honor Flights will return on 24 April and 5 June.  Being at the airport around 9 to welcome these WWII vets home is as rewarding to those who do it, as it is to the veterans returning.

 

Attention Legionnaires and Auxiliary Members.

Do you have a relative that is a senior in high school? They may be eligible for a merit award presented by Unit 298 American Legion Auxiliary or a scholarship presented by the Legion . Please click here to view and print out the Auxiliary application and here to view the Legion Application.  The requirements are listed in each application.

 

 

 

 

 

Our photos come from various sources.

I have put the Legacy 2011 photos on my Picture Trail site - http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/sabot6 

Oct 15, 11

Joint Ride

4 bikes from Washington, 3 from Marion

Fuel stop in Tama

 
May 17

Maquoketa

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Jun 21

Clarence

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July 12

Waterloo

   
 

 

 
 
April 11

Patriot Guard Mission

SGT. Derek Genck

SGT Genck getting ready to present a gift to his uncle

There were about 60 bikes for his escort.

Apr 24

Veteran

Burial







       
Legacy Ride

2009

Mike and Roger in St Louis to meet the others

Our Group

Roger handing off our donation of over $2,000

Muscatine Liberty

17 Apr 2010

   
May 14 2010 Burial of WWI Cremains, CPT Perrine 3 of us rode out together and met 4 others there.

 

      

May 16 2010

Liberty Ride

Clinton




Restful Repose

West Liberty

Iowa City

June 26, 2011

Fly-In

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July 8, 2011

Tenderloin Fry

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Legacy Ride Plaque For 2010

Mike Etzel, John Neiland, Duane and Bobbie Pipho, Roger Norfolk

Wayne Harrah and Bob Bales

For 2011

Dept Cdr - Dennis Soppe, Mike Etzel, Carilyn Morse, Russ Rosenberger, Roger Norfolk, Chapter Director, Duane Pipho, Bobbie Pipho, National Vice Commander Milt Hefner

 

One of our wild ideas is to visit all the small Statue of Liberty that are spread around the state.  It is not a project to try to do by winter, or even a 5-year plan.  We'll sort all of that out as we go.  As many are not near here, it may become a task that involves weekend rides instead of our Saturday morning rides we have had so far.  This web site tells more about the statues.

http://troop101.thescouts.com/liberty/ 

When we visited Location Details

Bloomfield

Courthouse

 

Burlington

 

 

Cedar Falls

At the entrance to Veteran's Park

 

Cedar Rapids

Relocated from Green Square Park, to the upstream end of May's Island in the middle of the Cedar River

 21 June, 2008

Clarence*

City Park

 16 May 2010

Clinton

Eagle Point Park

 

Davenport

 

 

Decorah*

Courthouse, 201 West Main

 

Des Moines

State Capitol, East 12th Street

 

Dubuque

Washington

 

Fairfield

 

 

Fort Dodge

 

 

Fort  Madison

 

Grundy Center*

Courthouse Square

 

Independence

Courthouse, 331 1st Street East

 16 May 2010

Iowa City

 City High School

 

Leon

Courthouse, North Main Street, town square

 

Mason City

Central Park

 

Mt. Pleasant

 23 April 2010

Muscatine

In front of City Hall, 215 Sycamore Street

 

Sioux City

Sioux City Municipal Auditorium

 

Spirit

 

 12 July 2008

Waterloo

Soldiers and Sailors Park

 

Waverly*

County Courthouse, Highway 3, Waverly & Bremer Avenue

 16 May 2010

West Liberty

In front of city hall

 

West Point

 

Woodbine

In front of the library

Us and our Rides!

 

Past Director, Bob Bales

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Our Director of Vice, Duane Pipho and his Lady, Bobbie

Roger Norfolk -Director and Advisor to Department

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Mike Etzel's famous smile as he keeps our funds as Treasurer.

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Carl Kerschenske, Road Captain

Bill and Joyce Bickford, our past Director

Michael "Shane" Lewis

Bob Guzman

Jim Sova

Giving Rides at the 2011 Fly-in 

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John Nieland

  Russ Rosenberger at the Legacy Ride 2011

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This is the group getting ready to ride in the Burial for the Missing In America project, April 24, 2009

So that is what we have for now.  Perhaps we will begin to put pictures of riders and their bikes.  Give us your feedback.

 

 

Send mail to sabot6.76@gmail.com with questions or comments about this web site.
 

                We Shall Never Forget!

                                            

                               

President Abraham Lincoln as stated in the Gettysburg Address

 "From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the 
last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain."

15 April, 2012   Last update