The first leg of the Legacy Run brought American Legion Riders though Arkansas and into Oklahoma.

The first leg of the Legacy Run brought American Legion Riders though Arkansas and into Oklahoma.

The first leg of the Legacy Run brought American Legion Riders though Arkansas and into Oklahoma.

American Legion Riders begin day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Bentonville, Ark., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell

American Legion Riders visit Fort Smith National Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony on day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Fort Smith, Ark., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell

Fort Smith mayor George B. McGill speaks to American Legion Riders on day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Fort Smith, Ark., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell

American Legion Riders lay wreaths at Fort Smith National Cemetery on day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Fort Smith, Ark., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell

American Legion Riders chairman Mark Clark delivers an address at Choctaw Nation Veterans Cemetery on day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Tuskahoma, Okla., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell

American Legion Auxiliary National President Nicole Clapp speaks to American Legion Riders gathered at the Choctaw Nation Veterans Cemetery on day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Tuskahoma, Okla., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell

Rob Barby of Oklahoma Post 1340 salutes during a wreath laying ceremony at the Choctaw Nation Veterans Cemetery on day one of the 2021 American Legion Legacy Run in Tuskahoma, Okla., on Aug. 22, 2021. Photo by Ben Mikesell