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NATIONWIDE - The Rolling Thunder rides again.
For the second year in a row, the Rolling Thunder motorcyclist
organization is riding across the country to pay tribute to America's troops, veterans and POW/MIAs.
Bikers from Northern California, Washington state and even Australia gathered Wednesday at the KOA campground, riding hogs festooned with American and POW/MIA flags.
The group sets out this morning. CHP officers from the Barstow
station will escort the convoy all the way to Needles, where they will be met by escort from the Navajo tribe.
Joy Jeanette of Adelanto, founder of the California chapter of
Rolling Thunder, carries with her an album full of names and pictures of troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We will honor the dead and their families from each state we pass
through," she said.
The convoy will hold vigils and ceremonies at many stops along the way to bring awareness, they say, to the great debt the nation owes America's soldiers and
veterans.
"We're here for a reason," Jeanette said. "We're not going to forget those left behind."
One of those, whose remains have yet to be identified, is Jeanette's brother, Donald W. Walter, who fought in Vietnam.
Most of the riders are veterans. Some have sons or friends in Iraq
and Afghanistan. What united them is a passion to keep the importance of veterans' issues at the forefront of the national consciousness.
"We will keep reminding the government until all POW/MIAs are
accounted for," Jeanette said.
At journey's end, thousands of Rolling Thunder bikers are expected to congregate in Washington, D.C., for Memorial Day ceremonies honoring the troops.
For Dee Lake of Quincy, paying tribute to Vietnam vets is especially important, and he is particularly looking forward to a vigil to be held at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial wall.
"We need to support the troops after they come home, too," Lake said, citing post-traumatic stress disorder and marital problems as common problems among returned vets.
Recently retired CHP officer Craig Williams of Victorville says he's demonstrating his commitment to the troops because he has friends in Iraq and because he served for 31 years in the Army.
"We're all standing here because of them," he said.
( I DAMN SURE WISH I COULD'VE MADE IT WITH THEM! )
~~ RIDE SAFE ... STAY FREE!!! ~~
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NATIONWIDE - The Rolling Thunder rides again.
For the second year in a row, the Rolling Thunder motorcyclist
organization is riding across the country to pay tribute to America's troops, veterans and POW/MIAs.
Bikers from Northern California, Washington state and even Australia gathered Wednesday at the KOA campground, riding hogs festooned with American and POW/MIA flags.
The group sets out this morning. CHP officers from the Barstow
station will escort the convoy all the way to Needles, where they will be met by escort from the Navajo tribe.
Joy Jeanette of Adelanto, founder of the California chapter of
Rolling Thunder, carries with her an album full of names and pictures of troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We will honor the dead and their families from each state we pass
through," she said.
The convoy will hold vigils and ceremonies at many stops along the way to bring awareness, they say, to the great debt the nation owes America's soldiers and
veterans.
"We're here for a reason," Jeanette said. "We're not going to forget those left behind."
One of those, whose remains have yet to be identified, is Jeanette's brother, Donald W. Walter, who fought in Vietnam.
Most of the riders are veterans. Some have sons or friends in Iraq
and Afghanistan. What united them is a passion to keep the importance of veterans' issues at the forefront of the national consciousness.
"We will keep reminding the government until all POW/MIAs are
accounted for," Jeanette said.
At journey's end, thousands of Rolling Thunder bikers are expected to congregate in Washington, D.C., for Memorial Day ceremonies honoring the troops.
For Dee Lake of Quincy, paying tribute to Vietnam vets is especially important, and he is particularly looking forward to a vigil to be held at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial wall.
"We need to support the troops after they come home, too," Lake said, citing post-traumatic stress disorder and marital problems as common problems among returned vets.
Recently retired CHP officer Craig Williams of Victorville says he's demonstrating his commitment to the troops because he has friends in Iraq and because he served for 31 years in the Army.
"We're all standing here because of them," he said.
( I DAMN SURE WISH I COULD'VE MADE IT WITH THEM! )
~~ RIDE SAFE ... STAY FREE!!! ~~
************************************
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