"When one American is not worth the effort to be found, we as Americans have lost!"
It is May 29 and �Rolling Thunder� XVIII� is underway. Thousands of bikes and riders converge on Washington DC. Their purpose is to honor the men and women represented on the Wall, as well as veterans of all wars that gave their lives for their country. They demonstrate to people worldwide that POW/MIAs do exist. They demand a complete accounting of all POW/MIAs and insist on bringing home all live American POWs still held by communist countries.
I am old enough to remember the Vietnam War. My cousin�s brother-in-law was killed, my boyfriend was drafted, and an ex-boyfriend was serving. I protested the war in rallies and walks and hated Nixon with a passion. It doesn�t matter which side you were on, then or now...this Memorial Day, consider the sacrifices so many have made. Look here (make sure you use the photo's bottom scroll bar) to see the people who continue the fight to bring home every American POW/MIA.
In the words of the founder, Artie Muller.
�Rolling Thunder� the Run�, was started in 1987 to do something about the POW/MIA issue. We wanted to wake up the American public and educate them about the many American POWs that had been left behind. We came up with the idea to do a motorcycle run for the issue. Rolling Thunder� Ride for Freedom of all POW/MIAs was born. That year there were some 2600 riders in Rolling Thunder� 1 from all over the United States and thousands more lined the streets of Washington, DC.
All money raised from patches, pins and T-shirts goes to the POW/MIA issue, to help disabled veterans and to cover expenses of the next Run. We have donated funds to send family members to Vietnam to investigate on their own. We put some funds into search teams going into Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos searching for live American POWs. We have sent some of our own people to Vietnam searching for remains and live POW information.
If you love your freedom be at Rolling Thunder� and ride for the freedom and full accounting of all prisoners of war / missing in action from all wars. Remember to pay your respects to all our brothers and sisters that gave their lives for their country. If you don�t ride, line the streets of Washington, DC and be part of the true American spirit.
My son asked me �Dad, what if all the POWs are dead?� I answered, �Son, what if they are alive.�
You can have peace, or you can have freedom. Don�t ever count on having both at once.Robert A. Heinlein
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