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Rolling Thunder 21st Anniversary Memorial Day Demonstration in Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2008
Rolling Thunder 21st Anniversary Memorial Day Demonstration in Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2008
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Rolling Thunder(R), Inc. 21st Anniversary Memorial Day Demonstration
in Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2008, To Include Families of Iraq War
POWs/MIAs
NESHANIC STATION, N.J., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolling Thunder Inc.
will hold its 21st annual Memorial Day weekend demonstration May
23-25, 2008, in Washington, D.C., in support of POW/MIA and veterans'
issues.
This year's event will be especially meaningful in light of the
recovery of the remains of Iraq war POW SSgt. Keith "Matt" Maupin in
late March. Working on issues for current and future veterans and for
POWs and MIAs from all wars is the core mission of Rolling Thunder
chapters nationwide. The event, which drew more than 850,000
participants and spectators in 2007, according to Rolling Thunder
National estimates, is expected to draw even larger numbers this year.
Rolling Thunder will host and honor the families of SSgt. Matt Maupin,
as well as Pvt. Byron W. Fouty and Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez both captured
May 12, 2007. In addition, former Congressman Bill Hendon (R-NC),
co-author of An Enormous Crime, an account of abandoned American
POWs/MIAs in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker
for Sunday's program at the Lincoln Memorial. Highlights of the formal
program are listed below.
Friday, May 23:
-- Wreath laying ceremony at the Historic Congressional Cemetery,
1801 E
St., SE, 10 a.m.
-- Candlelight Vigil beginning at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Wall, 900
Ohio Dr., SW, and continuing to the other monuments, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 24:
-- BBQ at Harley-Davidson of Washington, D.C., 9407 Livingston
Rd., Fort
Washington, MD, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
-- U.S. Navy Memorial commemorative wreath-laying ceremony, 701
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 11 a.m.
-- "Saluting Our Troops" program at the Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool,
900 Ohio Dr., SW, beginning at 11 a.m. with keynote speaker
Brigadier
General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (Ret.), President, Women In
Military
Service For America Memorial Foundation.
-- Afternoon visit to patients in the Washington, D.C., Veterans
Administration Hospital, 50 Irving St., NW.
-- Hospitality Night at the Hyatt Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson
Davis Hwy.,
8 p.m. Hosting and honoring families of POWs/MIAs, Gold
Star/Blue Star
families, and wounded veterans from Walter Reed Hospital.
Sunday, May 25 - Gathering in Pentagon parking lots (Army Navy Dr. &
Fern St.), followed by the traditional demonstration motorcade/ride
through the city of Washington, ending at the Lincoln Memorial, where
speakers and musical tributes by Gordon Painter, Paulette Carlson, and
The Vettz round out the event.
Additional Information
Final program details will be distributed in a press release;
background and other information will be available on Rolling
Thunder's web site approximately May 5. In addition, there will be a
staffed Media room at Rolling Thunder's headquarters hotel, the Hyatt
Crystal City (VA). Members of Rolling Thunder's National Media
Committee will be available at event locations throughout the weekend
to assist working press with interviews, photographs, and any other
needs. For more information or to schedule interviews in advance with
members of Rolling Thunder or with speakers (as available), please
contact Nancy Regg, National Media Committee Chairperson, at
908-310-3268 (cell) or [Nregg2 @ patmedia . net ]
About Rolling Thunder
Incorporated in 1995, Rolling Thunder(R), Inc. is a class 501 C-4
non-profit organization with over 85 chartered chapters throughout the
United States. Membership is composed of men and women, with 40-45%
being non-veterans and the balance being veterans from all wars and
peacetime. Although many of its members ride motorcycles, a person
does not have to own or ride a motorcycle to be a member, just the
time and willingness to be an advocate for our troops, veterans, and
POW/MIAs. For more information about Rolling Thunder, visit the
organization's web site at w w w .rollingthunder1 . com .
SOURCE Rolling Thunder Inc.
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* newsblaze . com /story/2008042407030500005.pnw/newsblaze/POLITICS/Politics.html
Rolling Thunder(R), Inc. 21st Anniversary Memorial Day Demonstration
in Washington, D.C., May 23-25, 2008, To Include Families of Iraq War
POWs/MIAs
NESHANIC STATION, N.J., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolling Thunder Inc.
will hold its 21st annual Memorial Day weekend demonstration May
23-25, 2008, in Washington, D.C., in support of POW/MIA and veterans'
issues.
This year's event will be especially meaningful in light of the
recovery of the remains of Iraq war POW SSgt. Keith "Matt" Maupin in
late March. Working on issues for current and future veterans and for
POWs and MIAs from all wars is the core mission of Rolling Thunder
chapters nationwide. The event, which drew more than 850,000
participants and spectators in 2007, according to Rolling Thunder
National estimates, is expected to draw even larger numbers this year.
Rolling Thunder will host and honor the families of SSgt. Matt Maupin,
as well as Pvt. Byron W. Fouty and Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez both captured
May 12, 2007. In addition, former Congressman Bill Hendon (R-NC),
co-author of An Enormous Crime, an account of abandoned American
POWs/MIAs in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker
for Sunday's program at the Lincoln Memorial. Highlights of the formal
program are listed below.
Friday, May 23:
-- Wreath laying ceremony at the Historic Congressional Cemetery,
1801 E
St., SE, 10 a.m.
-- Candlelight Vigil beginning at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Wall, 900
Ohio Dr., SW, and continuing to the other monuments, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 24:
-- BBQ at Harley-Davidson of Washington, D.C., 9407 Livingston
Rd., Fort
Washington, MD, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
-- U.S. Navy Memorial commemorative wreath-laying ceremony, 701
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 11 a.m.
-- "Saluting Our Troops" program at the Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool,
900 Ohio Dr., SW, beginning at 11 a.m. with keynote speaker
Brigadier
General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (Ret.), President, Women In
Military
Service For America Memorial Foundation.
-- Afternoon visit to patients in the Washington, D.C., Veterans
Administration Hospital, 50 Irving St., NW.
-- Hospitality Night at the Hyatt Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson
Davis Hwy.,
8 p.m. Hosting and honoring families of POWs/MIAs, Gold
Star/Blue Star
families, and wounded veterans from Walter Reed Hospital.
Sunday, May 25 - Gathering in Pentagon parking lots (Army Navy Dr. &
Fern St.), followed by the traditional demonstration motorcade/ride
through the city of Washington, ending at the Lincoln Memorial, where
speakers and musical tributes by Gordon Painter, Paulette Carlson, and
The Vettz round out the event.
Additional Information
Final program details will be distributed in a press release;
background and other information will be available on Rolling
Thunder's web site approximately May 5. In addition, there will be a
staffed Media room at Rolling Thunder's headquarters hotel, the Hyatt
Crystal City (VA). Members of Rolling Thunder's National Media
Committee will be available at event locations throughout the weekend
to assist working press with interviews, photographs, and any other
needs. For more information or to schedule interviews in advance with
members of Rolling Thunder or with speakers (as available), please
contact Nancy Regg, National Media Committee Chairperson, at
908-310-3268 (cell) or [Nregg2 @ patmedia . net ]
About Rolling Thunder
Incorporated in 1995, Rolling Thunder(R), Inc. is a class 501 C-4
non-profit organization with over 85 chartered chapters throughout the
United States. Membership is composed of men and women, with 40-45%
being non-veterans and the balance being veterans from all wars and
peacetime. Although many of its members ride motorcycles, a person
does not have to own or ride a motorcycle to be a member, just the
time and willingness to be an advocate for our troops, veterans, and
POW/MIAs. For more information about Rolling Thunder, visit the
organization's web site at w w w .rollingthunder1 . com .
SOURCE Rolling Thunder Inc.
--
As of the day this message is being posted there are,
lacking an unanticipated alternate outcome, 266 days
remaining in the imperial presidency of George W. Bush
