2023 American Legion Legacy Run: Riders Meeting
American Legion Riders traveled from across the country to gather in Kokomo, Ind. to begin the 2023 American Legion Legacy Run.![Clara George checks a rider into The American Legion Legacy Run at Post 6 in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-1_preview.jpg?itok=0-UxWbrZ)
Clara George checks a rider into The American Legion Legacy Run at Post 6 in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![Legion Riders gather into their flights during registration at Post 6 in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-6_preview.jpg?itok=nEfcHC4r)
Legion Riders gather into their flights during registration at Post 6 in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![Legion Riders leave Post 6 in Kokomo, Ind., to go to the all-rider meeting at the IU Kokomo campus on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-7_preview.jpg?itok=4fA9Zw95)
Legion Riders leave Post 6 in Kokomo, Ind., to go to the all-rider meeting at the IU Kokomo campus on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![Assistant Chief Road Captain David Heredia prepares to lead the way to the all riders meeting at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-8_preview.jpg?itok=ETNbq6dg)
Assistant Chief Road Captain David Heredia prepares to lead the way to the all riders meeting at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![American Legion Riders walk into the all-rider safety meeting at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-13_preview.jpg?itok=i1hfBlvo)
American Legion Riders walk into the all-rider safety meeting at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![A Legion Rider shares a bandana embroidered in memory of Founding Member Dave “Schooni” Schoonover of Kansas. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-14_preview.jpg?itok=GQAAmS1Q)
A Legion Rider shares a bandana embroidered in memory of Founding Member Dave “Schooni” Schoonover of Kansas. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![American Legion Riders National Chairman Mark Clark welcomes the American Legion Riders to Indiana at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-18_preview.jpg?itok=oTGdpeVz)
American Legion Riders National Chairman Mark Clark welcomes the American Legion Riders to Indiana at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![Legacy Scholarship Recipient Deanna Woodburn expresses her gratitude for The American Legion Riders, whose hard work and dedication to raising money for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship made her college education possible. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-35_preview.jpg?itok=_ggEYDXZ)
Legacy Scholarship Recipient Deanna Woodburn expresses her gratitude for The American Legion Riders, whose hard work and dedication to raising money for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship made her college education possible. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![American Legion Riders listen to American Legion Riders National Chairman Mark Clark give a safety briefing during the Pre-Run All-Riders Meeting at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-39_preview.jpg?itok=08JMNNuc)
American Legion Riders listen to American Legion Riders National Chairman Mark Clark give a safety briefing during the Pre-Run All-Riders Meeting at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion
![Department of Maryland Legion Riders pose for a picture outside at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/20230819_LegacyRun_PreRun-40_preview.jpg?itok=j5zS5a-s)
Department of Maryland Legion Riders pose for a picture outside at IU Kokomo in Kokomo, Ind., on Saturday, August 19. Photo by Hilary Ott /The American Legion