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     Members of The American Legion Riders Chapter 593 of Converse, Texas, with the help of kind hearted local businesses and individuals, raised $10,000 over the past three months for the American Legacy Scholarship Fund and are currently participating in the American Legacy Run, a 1,900 mile ride from The American Legion’s headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana to the home of the 88^th Annual National American Legion Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The purpose of the ride is to raise money to help pay for a college education for the children of those who have died defending our freedoms since September 11, 2001. Once at the convention, they will present the check to American Legion National Commander Tom Bock.

     As an unfortunate consequence of Operation Iraqi Freedom and America’s war on terror, many children of our active-duty military personnel are now members of single-parent families. In most cases, this also means their chances to attend college have greatly diminished.  The American Legacy Scholarship Fund helps ensure that higher education will be a reality for these children. Providing for the children our military personnel left behind is our civic duty. An education is a powerful way to show our thanks.

     The Legacy Run started on August 18th, however the ALR members from Post 593 left Converse in a caravan on August 15^th in order to be in Indiana for the start of the Run.

     The American Legacy Run kicked off with a national gathering at American Legion Post 64, Indianapolis, Indiana, near The American Legion’s National Headquarters, on the evening of August 17, 2006. American Legion Riders and all interested veterans and motorcyclists from coast to coast joined for this major fundraising rally.

     On the morning of August 18th, the National Commander and the Riders departed and headed west to Illinois, and proceeded over five days along I-70 through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado, and Wyoming, and then southwest along I-80 to Salt Lake City, collecting donations from Riders organizations along the way. After arrival in Salt Lake City on August 22nd, the Riders visited area military installations and veterans hospitals, and met and greeted each other in the first national convention gathering of American Legion Riders.

     For more information, visit American Legion Post 593 in Converse, Texas or on-line at www.Post593.org.

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