[ChadGore]

Sun May 30, 3:29 PM ET
A U.S. Marine salutes motorcycle riders in the Rolling Thunder's 17th Annual Motorcycle Ride and Rally Sunday, May 30, 2004 in Washington. More than 250,000 motorcycles are expected for the rally by Rolling Thunder, an organization dedicated to creating awareness of POW/MIA issues from all wars. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[kabar]

I was there at the site of this picture. The Marine stood in the middle of the road saluting the riders as they rode past. When the last motorcycles passed, the Marine was mobbed by former Marines. After hugging him, they spontaneously sang the Marine Corps song. It was an emotional event for everyone who witnessed it.

[harleyrider]

Great pictures, and wonderful seeing all those fellow bike riders supporting the troops and our President.