Recent News & Updates
For the latest updates to The American Legion and The Department of Iowa
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
To all, National POW/ MIA Recognition Day is observed every year on the 3rd Friday in September. This special day is an observance to honor our brave, taken as prisoners of war (POW), or reported missing in action (MIA), and their families. This day is marked every...
Honor Mission PVT Roy Brown Jr
PVT Roy Brown Jr. U.S. Army WW ll K.I.A. Van Meter / Des Moines / Runnells, IA August 21st, 28th-29th, 2020 The family of PVT. Roy Brown Jr. has asked the Patriot Guard to show honor and respect for Roy. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today...
Derecho Relief For Members
Governor Reynolds declaration of a Natural Disaster Proclamation for some Iowa counties means that the Legion's National Emergency Fund can be used to help Legionnaires and Sons members that have been displaced from their homes due to the derecho. The member must...
National Legion College Rescheduled for Spring 2021
Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions now and in the next few months, it was necessary to re-evaluate all American Legion activities and meetings in the coming months. It was determined that The National American Legion College would have to be...
2020 Iowa Leadership School Registration
Registration for the 2020 Iowa Leadership School must be completed by August 14. This year's course will be held September 11-13 in Des Moines. Each District is allotted six students at Department cost. Those six seats will be filled by selections of the District...
57th Annual National Membership Virtual Workshop
AUGUST 3-6, 2020 The 57th annual National Membership Training Workshop will be hosted live through Microsoft Teams. National Headquarters staff will be the presenters and moderators. The theme this year is “Growing a Post.” The agenda is located below. It features...
Service Office Story – James Howerton
James Howerton served in Vietnam from February 1969 to February 1970. Mr. Howerton served in the Infantry attached to the 1st CAV in Quang Tri near the DMZ. At the time, like many others, he had no idea that his time in Vietnam would have the impact on the rest of his...
Department Executive Committee Fill Vacancies
Cancellation of the 2020 Department Convention enabled the carryover of all elected and appointed Department officers and committees. The incumbents in those positions, however, retained the right to resign if they wished. That happened in two cases requiring action...
COVID-19 Update
In lieu of the evolving COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation, we ask posts to use the following guidelines when conducting If anyone is sick, please stay home Cover mouths with upper arm or a tissue when coughing or sneezing Avoid contact with eyes, nose, and mouths with...