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70th Explorers Welcome Future Astronauts to the Empire

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

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

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

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!

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!

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]

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