Sturgis, SD American Legion Riders

06/15/2026

Our Post Adjutant Jerry Lolley made a request to have a motorcycle es**rt for his wife Harriet “Granny” to the Black Hills National Cemetery on June 10th. It was our honor.

While Granny was not in the military, she helped arrange over 5200 funerals for the Sturgis Honor Guard. She served Veterans and active military in numerous ways over the course of her life.

A celebration of life was held at the Sturgis Vets Club afterwards. Granny will be missed by many.

May she rest in peace.

06/14/2026

Despite a slowdown of postings (due to vacation and lack of connectivity) we would like to report that our unit has been very busy over the past few weeks. With absolute honor we have conducted the following missions:
o Memorial Day May 25th along with the Sturgis Honor Guard flag lines were conducted at 3 Sturgis cemeteries: St. Aloysius, Ft. Meade and Bear Butte.
o May 26th we completed our monthly visit with residents at Aspen Drive.
o And, finally May 29th Riders provided a Dignified Escort/Flag line for USAF Thomas Havelaar and former Chief of Police of Sturgis, from Apple Springs in Boulder Canyon, through Sturgis before proceeding to Black Hills National Cemetery. May he
Rest in Peace.

Thank you to our Riders who continue to serve and honor!

06/14/2026

🇺🇸 We were honored to present the colors at today’s game where our own American Legion Post 33 Sturgis Titans took on the Post 22 Rapid City Expos! ⚾️ Let’s go Titans!!

📸 Tim Potts

05/25/2026

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Please join us today as we honor and remember the service and sacrifice of our nation's heroes.

We will be joining the Post 33 Honor Guard at the following locations for a small ceremony and the playing of Taps. Please join us.

0810 St. Aloysius cemetery
0830 Bear Butte cemetery
0845 Ft Meade Cemetery

05/17/2026

We were honored to play a part.

05/15/2026

The strength of a small group lies in its ability to pivot and adapt. Today was one of those days when every member becomes essential........and the day isn't over yet.

First, we provided a motorcycle es**rt from Black Hills Harley Davidson in Rapid City to Black Hills National Cemetery where we stood a flag line at the Rotunda for Navy Veteran Matthew Kennedy. He was only 43 and from Mitchell, SD. We then es**rted Kayla, her young children and family members back to Post 311 for a nice lunch served by ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary.

At 1430, we joined Riders from Post 311 (Piedmont) and Riders from Post 164 (Spearfish) to honor Joseph A. Carlin in a flag line. Mr. Carlin was also a US Navy Veteran. A lot of friends and family were there to pay their last respects.

A third group of Riders from Post 33 conducted our monthly visit at the Ft. Meade VA to visit Veterans residing in Long Term Care, serve snacks and play cards! Those guys and gals really light up with piano music by Roxie and a hot game of Spades or Crazy Eights!

When it comes to serving our Veterans and their family members, the more we can work together, the more more love and respect we can show. Thanks Piedmont Post 311 (again) for the invitation and bringing groups together.

05/15/2026

Join us tomorrow!!!!!

We are making our monthly visit to the Ft. Meade VA tomorrow to visit with the heroes there! We’d love for you to join us!

Just meet in the activities room of the Community Living Center at 2pm or message us! We’d love for you to hear their stories and share some community camaraderie.

05/07/2026

We have the honor of es**rting Mai on the final stages of her run into Sturgis. What an amazing sacrifice this young patriot makes to honor our Veterans!

Mai Richards will be traveling almost 450 miles from Sioux Falls to Sturgis, all while carrying an American flag. Proceeds from the run are going to those who have served our country.

01/07/2026

Couldn’t resist sharing this song after getting a ride in this past Sunday. My Dad was singing one of his faves right alongside me.

West River South Dakota has been blessed with some nice days.

Stay alert out there as people aren’t used to seeing bikes out this time of year.