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Rolling Thunder, Inc. 21st Anniversary Memorial Day Demonstration in Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2008, To Include Families of Iraq War POWs/MIAs ROLLING THUNDER MISSION STATEMENT The major functions of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. are to publicize the POW/MIA issue, to educate the public of the fact that many American Prisoners of War were left behind after all past wars, to help correct the past, and to protect future veterans from being left behind should they become Prisoners of War/Missing in Action. Rolling Thunder is committed to helping American Veterans from ALL WARS. • Rolling Thunder, Inc. is a class 501(c)(4) non-profit...

SITREP: What an incredible sight! Members of Run For The Wall XX (Southen Route) Several hundred motorcycles and their military veteran riders and passengers staged at the Salem, VA American Legion parking lot this morning ready to depart for Washington, D.C. where they will gather at the Vietnam War Memorial for the annual remembrance of POW's and MIA's. They had just finished a breakfast sponsored by local veterans groups including the American Legion Post and a military family support group. They sat waiting to depart at 0730 for the last leg of their 10 day cross country (southern route) trip...

Run for the Wall returns More than 400 bikers rolled down Hobsonway last year, the first time Run for the Wall came through the town. This year a pair of helicopters plan to join in the parade to the Colorado River Fairgrounds. By Marty Bachman Over 400 motorcyclists will return to Blythe on May 14 as part of the 20th anniversary of the "Run for the Wall," paying tribute to veterans as they make their way to visit all the war memorials in Washington, D.C., including the Vietnam Wall Memorial. Veteran bikers from the Vietnam War, Somalia, the Gulf War,...

The mission was completed with the precision and expertise of a finely coordinated military campaign. With no room for error, hundreds of motorcycles - the Run for the Wall participants - escorted by the Louisiana State Police, turned into the Love's Truck Stop in Tallulah at approximately 10:00 am Monday morning. The advance guard had arrived earlier, securing the perimeter and coordinating with the truck stop, ensuring that their mission would be accomplished. On May 16, the bikers on the Southern and Central Routes departed from Ontario, California, on their annual "Run for the Wall,” ending at the Vietnam War...

Joe Spellman, US Navy Master Chief (ret) enjoys a cup of coffee on his porch on a quiet Saturday afternoon at his home in San Antonio. Spellman, who spent from 1970 to 1972 in Vietnam, both in country and off shore on a destroyer, still feels the pain of a country that turned its back on him and his fellow veterans so long ago. It is the same disdain and disgust shown to those heroes over thirty years ago that Spellman hopes never will be shown again to another soldier, sailor, airman or Marine.

We were winning the Vietnam War until news broadcaster Walter Cronkite unilaterally declared America’s defeat there. We’re winning in Iraq, too, but you would never know it from the liberal media’s slanted reporting. FSM Contributing Editor Renee Taylor tells how the Gathering of Eagles organization of U.S. military veterans is determined to set that record straight while continuing to honor all 58 thousand of their fallen comrades whose names are memorialized on “The Wall.” This is a powerful story.

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...