Recent News & Updates
For the latest updates to The American Legion and The Department of Iowa
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, several districts have asked the department to advise them concerning the upcoming District Spring Conferences. We have consulted with Department Commander James Kessler and we are in agreement that it is the...
Membership Cards & Materials Delivery
We know that the posts are anxiously waiting for the 2021 cards to be delivered so that they will be ready when the renewal notices come out on July 1. At last we can give you some firm idea of when that will be. The last of the National membership materials should be...
2020 Department Convention Cancelled
By unanimous vote of the Department Executive Committee on May 2, the 2020 Department Convention, the commission and committee meetings preceding that convention, the Department Executive Committee meeting following that convention and the Color Guard competition...
Virtual Meeting Training
Virtual Meeting Training Offered The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted many events including The American Legion National Convention, many Department conventions and our District and Post meetings. Here in Iowa we have begun holding our Department Executive Committee and...
2020 National Convention Cancelled
Memorandum to: All Legion Leadership From: Daniel S. Wheeler – National Adjutant Subject: Resolution #3 – Cancellation of 2020 National Convention and awarding of 2026 National Convention Attached (click on the link) please find a copy of Resolution #3, originating...