Daniel-Shafer Post 445 of Edgerton, Missouri had The American Legion's first known tractor cruise on June 3, 2017. The American Legion Riders from Post 287 in Savannah, Missouri provided escort and road guard duties.
Post 445 is the first American Legion Post to have a Tractor Cruiser Division. Post 445 submitted a resolution to the Department of Missouri's annual convention for the development of Tractor Cruiser Divisions within the state. The resolution passed unanimously. The future goal is to have Tractor Cruiser Divisions in all the Departments, modeled after the current American Legion Riders program.
The following are pictures from the 1st American Legion Tractor Cruise held in Edgerton, Missouri.
Gathering of the Legion Riders prior to the start of the cruise
Lead tractors
Some of the participant tractors
Some of the participant tractors
Cruisers & Riders at the first rest stop in Dearborn, Missouri
Cruise underway again, west of Dearborn, Missouri
Cruiser underway, west of Dearborn, Missouri
Legion Riders leap frogging ahead of the tractor cruisers
Tractor cruisers north of Platte City, Missouri
View from the lead tractors
Lunch stop at Platte City hosted by Weston Post 501
Lunch stop at Platte City hosted by Weston Post 501
TV news interview from Kansas City station Fox 4 News
TV interview and luch stop at Platte City, Missouri
More to come in the near future from Daniel-Shafer Post 445 in Edgerton, Missouri
