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2020 Mid-Winter Holiday Inn Restaurant Renovation

by IA Legion | Jan 30, 2020 | Holiday Inn Restaurant, Mid-Winter

The Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport’s restaurant will be undergoing renovations during our Mid-Winter Conference. Throughout the years the Holiday Inn has done an exceptional job in providing a...

American Legion Daily News Clips for January 27, 2020

by IA Legion | Jan 27, 2020 | Benefits, National Commander, PNC, Veterans

Today in Legion History: Jan. 27, 1936: Congress overrides President Roosevelt’s veto of the Adjusted Compensation Payment Act – a redrafted version of The American Legion’s bill that had been...

Judy Demarest

by IA Legion | Dec 31, 2019 | Deaths, News

Judith Nadine Demarest, age 75, of Ames, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Israel Family Hospice House. Judy was a 52-year member of the Ames American Legion Auxiliary and a past...

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