2016 Legacy Run - Day 1

The 2016 American Legion Legacy Run gets underway on Sunday, August 21. Departing from Indianapolis, Ind., the ride made stops in Evansville, Ind., Fort Knox, Ky., before concluding the first day in Oak Grove, Ky., at American Legion Fort Campbell Post 233. Photos by Lucas Carter / The American Legion

The 2016 American Legion Legacy Run departs from Post 64 in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
The 2016 American Legion Legacy Run departs from Post 64 in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
"You get the bug. It's for the kids, man. It's all for the kids" says Assistant Road Captain Theardies Fisher of Wichita, Ks., participating in his ninth Legacy Run in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Debbie Bickel of Auburn, Ind., chats with local media before the ride kicks off in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Debbie Bickel of Auburn, Ind., chats with local media before the ride kicks off in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Local supporters wave to the departing Legion Riders as they depart from Post 64 in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Local supporters wave to the departing Legion Riders as they depart from Post 64 in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Members of Indianapolis, Ind., Post 64 hang an American flag from an overpass near Odon, Ind., as the Legion Riders travel from Indianapolis, Ind., to Fort Campbell, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Members of Indianapolis, Ind., Post 64 hang an American flag from an overpass near Odon, Ind., as the Legion Riders travel from Indianapolis, Ind., to Fort Campbell, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Members of Indianapolis, Ind., Post 64 hang an American flag from an overpass near Odon, Ind., as the Legion Riders travel from Indianapolis, Ind., to Fort Campbell, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Members of Indianapolis, Ind., Post 64 hang an American flag from an overpass near Odon, Ind., as the Legion Riders travel from Indianapolis, Ind., to Fort Campbell, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Oakland City Ladder 9 hangs a garrison flag over the interstate and American Legion Johnson Curd Post 256 of Oakland City, Ind., flies flags and waves to the Legion Riders passing as they travel from Indianapolis, Ind., to Fort Campbell, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Oakland City Ladder 9 hangs a garrison flag over the interstate and American Legion Johnson Curd Post 256 of Oakland City, Ind., flies flags and waves to the Legion Riders passing as they travel from Indianapolis, Ind., to Fort Campbell, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Dale Barnett and Past National Commander James E. Koutz, followed behind by Indiana District 8 Commander Kurt Pfeiffer and Sons of The American Legion District 8 Commander Parry Schlimmer lay a wreath at the USS LST-325 memorial in Evansville, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Dale Barnett and Past National Commander James E. Koutz, followed behind by Indiana District 8 Commander Kurt Pfeiffer and Sons of The American Legion District 8 Commander Parry Schlimmer lay a wreath at the USS LST-325 memorial in Evansville, Ind., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
The 2016 Legacy Run stops for a wreath laying ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
The 2016 Legacy Run stops for a wreath laying ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Dale Barnett, followed by Eric Rasmussen, commander of American Legion Fort Campbell Post 233, salute a wreath during a wreath laying ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Dale Barnett, followed by Eric Rasmussen, commander of American Legion Fort Campbell Post 233, salute a wreath during a wreath laying ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Hotdogs and hamburgers cover a grill as the 2016 Legacy Run concludes day one of the ride at American Legion Fort Campbell Post 233 in Oak Grove, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Hotdogs and hamburgers cover a grill as the 2016 Legacy Run concludes day one of the ride at American Legion Fort Campbell Post 233 in Oak Grove, Ky., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.