On August 10, 2026, Davenport Post 26 had a “swearing in” ceremony for the Officers who were elected to serve during the 2026-2027 year. Shown (right to left in the below photo is:
Gene Hoth- Outgoing Commander
Jeff Good- Incoming Commander
Robert Brewer- Adjutant
Ken Krumwiede- Chaplain
Bruce Cheeks- 1st Vice Commander
Ed Hildebrand- 2nd Vice Commander
Ryan Easton- Recruiting Chair
Jeff Duex- Public Relations
Ted Stimach- SAL (Sons) Commander
Linus Kuboushek- Membership Chair
On September 12, 2026, Davenport Post 26 hosted the young men who represented them at the 2026 session of Iowa Boys State. Shown (left to right) in the below photo is Finance Officer Chris Ekstrom (who is also the Boys State & Scholarship Chair), David Stombaugh, Connor Hetner, Ian McCollum and Commander Jeff Good. Not present for the photo was Boys Stater Dominic Nicoletto.
On October 1, 2026, Post 26 held a reception for the Davenport Little League team that won the Midwest Regional Tournament and went on to finish in 6th place at the 2026 Little League World Series. Shown in the photo below is Commander Jeff Good, with Coach Mark Erwin on his right, addressing team members on their amazing season.
Riders on the 2026 American Legion Legacy Run arrive in Muscatine on August 24th for an over night stay
2nd District Legion Family members
Left- Glen Johnson (Department of Iowa Detachment Commander
Center- Ian Black (2nd district Historian)
Right- Sally Johnson (Auxiliary Unit 711)
Polly Graham 2nd District Commander, presenting a donation to The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation while welcoming the Riders to Musctine Post 27
A big "shout out" goes to Walcott Post 548 for hosting the 2026 2nd District Golf Outing on Saturday August 22nd.
The Bellevue Post 273 Team plots their strategy prior to taking the course.
Curtis Thornhill (outgoing 2nd Disteict Golf Chairman. Marion Post 298) is shown carefully judging the distance in his classic putting stance.
Curtis Thornhill 2nd District Golf Committee Chair, closed out his tenture as chair. Curtis has done an ouystanding job for the past 4 years and is commended. He is now passing the reins to David Johnson (Bellevue Post 273) located in Bellevue, Iowa
Dave Johnson (incomming 2nd District Golf Chairman- Bellevue Post 273) is shown attempting a short chip shot
The Department of Iowa’s 107th Convention was held in Des Moines from Friday, 17 July, to Sunday, 19 July 2026. The photos shown below are of various speakers who gave updates concerning programs and business matters. Shown in the last photo is Don DeKock, of Pella, the newly installed Department Commander.
Post 137 Legionnaires work their booth at the monthly Dyersville Downtown Market on July 18th. Organized by Jerry Becker, the booth draws attention to The American Legion presence in Dyersville and also serves as a tool to recruit new members.
Post 259 Legionnaires lead the annual parsde that opened the Wyoming Fair, which took place on 10, 11 and 12 July, 2026
The American Legion Riders have conducted the National Legacy Run since 2006 and Marion Riders have been in it every year since 2008. The funds raised went into the Legacy Scholarship Fund until recently as that fund had reached a level that could self-sustain. The funds now go into the Veterans and Children’s Foundation (V&CF), supporting children and service members applying for VA disability.
Many states have had internal Legacy Runs for years, and 2nd District has had its own twice.
This year was the first Department of Iowa run which visited all 9 Districts and Marion was the 2nd District location, visited on 12 July.
If you would like to donate to the V&CF, you may learn more about it at this link. https://www.legion.org/get-involved/community-programs/veterans-and-children-foundation
You can make donations online or you can provide it to the Riders from Marion Chapter 298 before August 20, when they will depart for the run. The Route is from Lincoln, Nebraska to Louisville, Kentucky with stops at the Meskwaki Grounds and lunch in Solon. Last year there were 350 motorcycles in the convoy. It is a site to remember. Shown below are some photos of the event.
Boys State at Camp Dodge June 2026
Campaign Posters Picture below making campaign speeches also putting up campaign posters