2022 Legacy Run registration now live
(Photo by Ben Mikesell)

2022 Legacy Run registration now live

The dates are set for one of the biggest fundraisers in the American Legion Family. And those wishing to participate can register now here.

The 17th American Legion Legacy Run, one of the largest and longest motorcycle rides in the country, will take place Aug. 21-25; those wanting to participate can register here.

The 1,200-mile ride will leave from the USS Alabama Memorial Park in Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 21 and travel through Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois before winding up at American Legion Post 434 in Oak Creek, Wis. – a 20-minute drive from Milwaukee, the site of the 2022 American Legion National Convention.

Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel, a Legion Rider from Post 434, will await the ride on its final stop and be a part of its closing ceremonies. Later that evening, Legacy Run participants will be able to take part in a bike night outside of the nearby Harley-Davidson Museum campus.

The 2021 Legacy Run raised more than $1.1 million for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund, which provides college scholarships to the children of U.S. military personnel killed while on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001, as well as for children of post-9/11 veterans with a combined disability rating of 50 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It marked the seventh time the Legacy Run has surpassed $1 million and raised the amount raised for the Legacy Fund through the ride to more than $15 million dollars since 2006.