Turning the corner into the next century
Legion members from Indiana rode through the streets of Indianapolis during the IPL 500 Festival Parade on an award-winning float celebrating the history and future of The American Legion.![Past National Commander James Koutz and other department of Indiana leadership wave to the crowds in the reviewing stand during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_3979.jpg?itok=evBi0Ck9)
Past National Commander James Koutz and other department of Indiana leadership wave to the crowds in the reviewing stand during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![Indiana Salvation Army volunteers dressed as WWI Doughnut Girls walked along The American Legion float during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_4027.jpg?itok=EAHhCWEt)
Indiana Salvation Army volunteers dressed as WWI Doughnut Girls walked along The American Legion float during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![Children wave to riders on The American Legion float during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_4073.jpg?itok=OxSSWxF6)
Children wave to riders on The American Legion float during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![Past National Commander James Koutz and other department of Indiana leadership wave to the crowds in the reviewing stand during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. The float featured replicas of the plane and the car piloted by WWI](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_4180.jpg?itok=KBT96njq)
Past National Commander James Koutz and other department of Indiana leadership wave to the crowds in the reviewing stand during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. The float featured replicas of the plane and the car piloted by WWI "Ace of Aces" Eddie Rickenbacker, a founding member of The American Legion, and early Indianapolis 500 driver. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![Past National Commander James Koutz and other department of Indiana leadership wave to the crowds in the reviewing stand during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. The float won the Grand Marshal's award for most creative concept and execution. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_4194.jpg?itok=DLCZ3ueK)
Past National Commander James Koutz and other department of Indiana leadership wave to the crowds in the reviewing stand during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. The float won the Grand Marshal's award for most creative concept and execution. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![Crowds along the IPL Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade route stood to cheer, salute and thank Indiana Legion members for their service. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_4220.jpg?itok=TEL1I8im)
Crowds along the IPL Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade route stood to cheer, salute and thank Indiana Legion members for their service. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![The American Legion float,](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_7425.jpg?itok=2yBQ25u6)
The American Legion float, "Turning the Corner Into the Next Century" enters Monument Circle during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion
![The American Legion float,](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20190525_500_Parade_7347.jpg?itok=8QdgMaFp)
The American Legion float, "Turning the Corner Into the Next Century" enters Monument Circle during the IPL 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion