Walter Le Pere Post 208
The American Legion · Manchester, Missouri
Walter Le Pere Post 208 · American Legion · 10th District
In the tradition of Flat Stanley, the Mighty MO Travel Trophy travels with Post 208 members wherever life takes them. Every stop gets photographed and pinned on the map.
The Journey
Click any stop on the map or below to see the photo and details. New stops are added as the trophy travels.
Share Your Stop
Send an email from your personal account to trophy.tracker@wlplegion208.org with the information below and your trophy photo attached. The Post will add your stop to the map.
✓ All fields above will be pre-filled in the email — just fill in your answers and attach your photo.
The Inspiration
The Flat Stanley Project traces its roots to Jeff Brown's 1964 children's book Flat Stanley, in which a boy named Stanley Lambchop is flattened by a falling bulletin board. Undeterred, Stanley discovers he can be rolled up, tucked into an envelope, and mailed anywhere in the world — turning an accident into an adventure.
In 1995, Canadian teacher Dale Hubert transformed the story into a global classroom tradition. Students created paper "Flat Stanleys," mailed them to friends, relatives, and strangers around the world, and asked each host to take Stanley on local adventures and document the journey in a travel journal. What started as one classroom project grew into a worldwide phenomenon, with millions of students and recipients participating across more than 90 countries.
Post 208 borrows that same spirit. Instead of a paper boy in an envelope, our Mighty MO Travel Trophy makes the journey — traveling with Post 208 members wherever life takes them, photographed at every stop, and tracked right here on this map.