70th Explorers Welcome Future Astronauts to the Empire
Posted on 26 June 2008 | 8:22 pm

70th Explorers Welcome Future Astronauts to the Empire On June 20th five members of the 70th Explorers Garrison, led by Darth Vader, hand delivered a letter of welcome to a group of kids attending the Wonderscope Children's Museum Space Camp. The... [more]

Rolling through the Streets of Lawrence's Art Tougeau Parade
Posted on 18 May 2008 | 9:22 pm

On May 17th, the Empire took to the streets of Lawrence during the Art Tougeau Parade, one of Lawrence's most unique parades featuring a wide array of wheeled creations assembled from artists across the nation. Led by the almighty Dark Lord of the... [more]

Imperials Walk For Autism Awareness
Posted on 13 April 2008 | 3:09 pm

Lord Vader, one of his loyal stormtroopers, and a biker scout battled the arctic temperatures of a Hoth-like environment to participate in the 5th Annual Walk for Autism Awareness on Saturday, April 12th. Lord Vader was the rock star of the event as... [more]

Legion Converges On KC For Planet Comicon
Posted on 13 April 2008 | 9:58 am

Members of the 70th Explorers and Central Garrison met April 4th-6th in the Kansas City area for the annual Planet Comicon. It all kicked off on a Friday night with 501st members attending a private dinner with convention guest of honor, Kenny Baker... [more]

Fan Film Challenge---Vote Now!
Posted on 2 July 2008 | 11:10 pm

The official 2008 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge finalists have been selected by Atom and voting has begun! The 501st and fan films have a long-standing relationship, and you'll see plenty of trooper references among the entries this year as well.... [more]

Star Wars Weekends are a Wrap!
Posted on 2 July 2008 | 8:46 pm

June 2008 brought record-breaking 501st participation in Disney's Star Wars Weekends , with the Legion marching in the Hollywood-style motorcade all four weekends. Members of Vader's Fist are featured in the exclusive starwars.com video for Weekend... [more]