from the Legion Heart of an Empire Now on DVD You've waited long enough. Jay Thompson's 501st documentary film, Heart of an Empire , is finally available on DVD! The Legion has grown in amazing ways since this film was conceived in 2003, and much of its fascinating history and development is... Artist Randy Martinez Inducted On Saturday, January 3rd, licensed Lucasfilm artist Randy Martinez was a guest at the Southern California Garrison annual holiday party where he was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Legion. Click here to check out Randy's enthusiastic blog entry... Get a Star Wars Costume for Christmas? Star Wars costumes were certainly prevalent in 2008, and, without a doubt, many fans had armor on their holiday wish list. In an effort to fairly set expectations for new applicants, the 501st would like to emphasize that commercially available Star... Meet the Ladies of the ISO They were immortalized in the official Clone Wars webcomic , but little has been revealed about the ladies of the Imperial Service Organizations (ISO)…until now. The 501stCast’s own TD-0013 interviews two of the founding members of this all-female... 501stCast Episode 31 Now Playing In this episode of the official 501st Legion podcast, troopers around the world spread holiday cheer, Vader’s Fist takes top honors in Bantha Tracks , Heart of an Empire gets reviewed and we get an in-depth interview with DIY C-3PO Builder Chris (... Detachment Briefing: The Pathfinders The 501stCast continues its Detachment Briefing minicast series with a focus on our publicly-accessible costume-specific message board communities known as Detachments . In this episode, we take a look at everything a fan needs to know to build their... 501stCast Episode 30 Now Playing In this episode of the official 501st Legion podcast, holiday trooping begins, another 501st member is immortalized on toy packaging, and the Legion helps Hollywood honor Samuel L. Jackson. All this plus mission reports, upcoming events and a new... Italica Garrison Breaks Ground for Charity Recently, the 501st Italica Garrison attended Romics (Rome's Festival of Comics and Animation) in force with a new multimedia stand including photo opportunities which raised funds for the Italian Red Cross Pioneers . The 501st was able to raise... The 501st's Clone Emperor 501st member Thomas Spanos ( SL-1876 ) is the Legion's first and only Expanded Universe Clone Emperor. His inspired scratch-built costume was used as reference by illustrator and 501st Honorary Member Joe Corroney in 2005 and has now been immortalized... 501stCast Episode 29 Now Playing In this Thanksgiving episode, the 501st ramps up for holiday events, delivers news and mission reports and offers a chance to win an exclusive CHITAG Droid Hunt collectible badge! Click here to listen, subscribe or comment now on our show notes page.

from the MWG October 2, 2008 One of the Empire's Finest ~ Phyllis Schulte For anyone who has had the pleasure of trooping with TK 1951, you know what an awesome woman she is! However as the years go by, she surpasses her own generousity and continues to leave the rest of us wondering how she does it. On August 8th, Schulte organized the MWG's appearance at Camp Quality held in Frankfort, IL. This organization gives those children who are battling cancer a chance to be kids who are just having fun. With the help of fellow Legion members and Hasbro/Milton Bradley, toys were donated so each child would have something to take home. Members of the MWG and Bloodfin Garrison organized a charity raffle at a local restaurant to raise money to purchase gift cards for the older kids (over $800 was raised to purchase the gift cards!!) Take a moment and read the mission report for Camp Quality. Here one will read of the unselfish nature of volunteers who came together from all walks of life for one purpose - to put a smile on a child's face. Many thanks to all those who donated toys and time to make this happen! It is no surprise that Phyllis Schulte is August Legion Trooper of the Month as well as MWG Trooper of the Month. She is a wonderful example of what the Legion is all about!! June 5, 2008 April Trooper of the Month Congratulations to Jim 'marstoq' DeJan TI3853 for April Trooper of the Month. 2008 marks the third year in a row that the 501st Legion teamed with Midwest Base for Peoria's Prairie Air Show. This year, the troops occupied a table both days and tattooed nearly 800 children! Many thanks goes to Jim and his wife Emily for their continued support of our Legion. The work they do does not go unnoticed because the grins from the tattooed kids say it all! Thanks! May 30, 2008 Server Move status You might notice that the http://www.midwestgarrison.com now redirects to http://www.midwestgarrison.org. This is part of the server move and nothing to worry about. There are some things on the old server that require some work to get fully migrated. In the meantime you can use http://www.midwestgarrison.org. The forums are have been synced between servers, so nothing should be missing. The site has been moved over to a new server and eventually the midwestgarrison.com domain will point to this server. In the mean time please let me know if there are any issues at ed<at>litmusgreen.com. Thanks! May 30, 2008 Server Move We will be changing servers soon. There may be some hiccups in the move, but I will try and keep things running with out too many disruptions. The forums will be taken offline at some point to migrate the database to the new server. The new site is up and running at http://midwestgarrison.org, but the forums are not in sync with midwestgarrison.com yet. Stay tuned for updates! May 10, 2008 Mokena Public Library's "All Things Star Wars" Event Once again, Phyllis Schulte TK 1951 showed the true spirit of the Legion when she coordinated various visits to the Mokena Public Library. Her first visits she handled solo but on the last night, she had Lord Vader (Patrick Engle SL6312) along with newlywed Tie Pilots (Ed and Cherri Kryzowski) show up to really dazzle the kids. From the looks of the parents waiting for photos and the looks on the childrens' faces, the event was a success! The mission report can be read here! posted by Ed May 6, 2008 Star Wars author Troy Denning Star Wars author Troy Denning is scheduled to be at Borders Books and Music in Oakbrook, IL on May 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm. Denning is celebrating the highly anticipated release of his final work, INVINCIBLE, in the Legacy of the Force series. Both members of the Midwest Garrison and Rebel Legion will be there so don't miss out! posted by Ed April 23, 2008 Imperials Fly High Above the Prairie For the third year running, members of the Midwest Garrison and Midwest Base of the Rebel Legion appeared at the Prairie Air Show in Peoria, Illinois. This was the first time however, that we had a presence both days of the event.http://www.midwestgarrison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8281 posted by MarStoq March 13, 2008 Out of This World On February 16th, members of the MWG and Rebel Legion assembled in WI for the OshKosh Public Museum's "Out of This World" exhibit. Since the exhibit spans several decades worth of science-fiction movies, it was no surprise to see the numerous Star Wars original trilogy pieces. Some of the most impressive pieces include a full set of Darth Vader armor; Luke's x-wing pilot jumpsuit, severed hand, and lightsaber from ESB. Many rounds of thanks to Dan Wiechman TK533 and his brothers and sisters in the Legion for all their hard work and long hours of trooping. Wiechman credits his fellow troops along with the friendly, knowledgeable museum staff for the success event. posted by Rome March 1, 2008 One Man Star Wars Returns After working with the Raue Center for the Performing Arts in Crystal Lakes for the Gala Parade, members of the 501st Legion were excited to learn of the Raue Center hosting "One Man Star Wars". The center contacted the MWG and Cheryl Whitaker TI-3127 served as event coordinator. It's always a good time when Charlie comes to the MWG and we look forward to his next area apparence. Read the mission report for more information and photos! by Badmommy posted by Rome March 1, 2008 Star Awards Members of the MWG battled auto show traffic the evening of February 16, 2008 to participate at an annual award dinner hosted by ReMax. The theme for the evening was Star Awards and Jason Patterson SL1719 donned white and proved to an unknowing crowd that Sith Lords can wear white. Thanks to his efforts along with 4 other members, Children's Memorial were given a check for $500. Way to go, Troops!! by Badmommy posted by Rome On Stage with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra Double Duty at MSI Giving is Sweet on Candy Cane Lane view all blog entries... Powered by phpBB Blog.

Events Mar 21st 2009 WI - Sheboygan - Mead Public Library May 14th 2009 MI - Novi - MOTOR CITY COMIC CON - May 15-17 Jun 5th 2009 WI - Appleton - Make-A-Wish 25th Birthday Timber Rattlers Where's Everyone Else? The Midwest Garrison serves Illinois and Wisconsin. If you're looking for other troops elsewhere, click above to explore where more troopers may be! Wisconsin Squad A Garrison Among the Roses Several members of the Midwest Garrison were lucky to have been chosen to participate in the 118th Tournament of Roses celebration in Pasadena. Read about some of their exploits. 501st Legion