Legion honors founder at graveside ceremony
Members of The American Legion 100th Anniversary Observance Committee cleaned up the gravesite of an American Legion founder, Thomas W. Miller, at Masonic Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum during the 99th National Convention in Reno, Nev. on Saturday, August 19. Photos by Holly K. Soria
![Before the cleanup - the grass around the grave marker was overgrown, and the marker itself was tarnished and weathered. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081817_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0695.jpg?itok=csfmaFXW)
Before the cleanup - the grass around the grave marker was overgrown, and the marker itself was tarnished and weathered. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein trims the grass and scours the bronze marker. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081817_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0699.jpg?itok=xdkmUYdG)
100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein trims the grass and scours the bronze marker. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein trims the grass and scours the bronze marker. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081817_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0707.jpg?itok=lb_juuCi)
100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein trims the grass and scours the bronze marker. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein trims the grass and scours the bronze marker. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081817_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0710.jpg?itok=eJCxjArm)
100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein trims the grass and scours the bronze marker. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![Leading candidate for National Commander Denise Rohan of Wisconsin and Department of Nevada Delegation Chairman Bob Terhune place flags at Miller's grave. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081917_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0787.jpg?itok=1yQR3z8l)
Leading candidate for National Commander Denise Rohan of Wisconsin and Department of Nevada Delegation Chairman Bob Terhune place flags at Miller's grave. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein and United States World War I Centennial Commissioner Jack Monahan of Connecticut place American Legion and WWI Commission Centennial coins on the grave maker of Thomas W. Miller. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081917_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0795.jpg?itok=NRFjSrFc)
100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein and United States World War I Centennial Commissioner Jack Monahan of Connecticut place American Legion and WWI Commission Centennial coins on the grave maker of Thomas W. Miller. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein scatters poppy seeds for remembrance on the grave of American Legion founder Thomas W. Miller. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081917_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0802.jpg?itok=FFUCC8sE)
100th Anniversary Observance Committee Chairman and Past National Commander David Rehbein scatters poppy seeds for remembrance on the grave of American Legion founder Thomas W. Miller. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![Department of Nevada Chaplain Dan DePozo speaks during the ceremony at the grave of American Legion founder Thomas W. Miller. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081917_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0809.jpg?itok=8_QPjeOo)
Department of Nevada Chaplain Dan DePozo speaks during the ceremony at the grave of American Legion founder Thomas W. Miller. Photo by Holly K. Soria/The American Legion
![The cleaned and decorated grave of American Legion founder Thomas W. Miller in the Masonic Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum in Reno, Nev.](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/081917_Thomas%20W.%20Miller_0828.jpg?itok=t5uSnJPq)
The cleaned and decorated grave of American Legion founder Thomas W. Miller in the Masonic Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum in Reno, Nev.