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National Military Convoy at Tama

Convoy crosses historic Lincoln Highway Bridge as it enters Tama on Friday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2019. News-Herald photos/John Speer
Drivers take a break at the Tama American Legion Post 73.
The 2019 convoy passes through downtown Tama on the original Lincoln Highway route which was followed 100 years ago.

he The convoy departed from Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, and will travel the highway to San Francisco.

In 1919, the US Army decided to proceed with a plan to traverse the newly-formed Lincoln Highway with the objectives to say “thanks” to the American public for their support during WWI, put their equipment through rigorous testing to see how road conditions affected military travel and to conduct a transcontinental recruiting drive and demonstrate the need for good roads.