American Legion Riders chairman Mark Clark leads the riders meeting before the Legacy Run leaves Ruidoso, N.M., on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion

Assistant road captain Roger Norfolk leads C flight as the Legacy Run leaves Ruidoso, N.M, on State Highway 37 on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion

The advance team on the 2021 Legacy Run rides down US Highway 60 outside Lemitar, N.M., on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion

The 2021 Legacy Run riders are greeted by Quemado Independent School District students as they arrive in Quemado, N.M., on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion

Charter Oak Iowa Post 66 rider Joe Houston is greeted by Quemado Independent School District students as the 2021 Legacy Run arrives in Quemado, N.M, on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion

American Legion Riders chairman Mark Clark dances with his wife Linda, to the sound of Vegas McGraw, a Tim McGraw cover band, as the 2021 Legacy Run riders stop for lunch at A Warrior’s Oasis retreat near Quemado, N.M., on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion

A Warrior’s Oasis owners René and David Dickey receive an Operation Comfort Warriors grant worth $26,381 as the 2021 Legacy Run riders stop for lunch at A Warrior’s Oasis retreat near Quemado, N.M, on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion