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Rolling Thunder

grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
edited May 2017 in General Discussion
Looks like it may be coming to an end.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/12/13/rolling-thunder-end-annual-memorial-day-ride-dc-after-2019.html?ESRC=eb_181214.nl

I have been there many years, hard to believe it could be ending.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I live near enough to Eglin AFB to hear the rolling thunder, The practice bombs are falling tonite
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Headed out first thing in the morning on my bike. I'm excited I got invited to attend by an old Navy friend who I haven't seen since 2003. So it should be fun to hook up with him during this.
    http://www.rollingthunder1.com/
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its on C-Span now,,whos watching???

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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those on the East Coast have you heard how many showed up for it. A friend just posted a Video of on lot just full and she said their were 4 other lots with more bikes. I would say from Events I've been to their were at least 100,000 in that lot.

    She is a Gold Star wife, A Navy Seal is providing her ride.

    I did try to look it up but can find little on it.
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  • 84Bravo184Bravo1 Member Posts: 10,461 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thought this was about "Arc Light."

    My bad.

    Rolling Thunder, a worthy endeavor.

    God Bless.
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  • SW0320SW0320 Member Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is a big event. The group I ride with go every year. Was there for the 25th anniversary of the wall. We stay in Lessburg VA. The guy I was sharing a room with left for the Pentagon parking lot at 4 am by 6 am the lot was full. Over 500,000 motorcycles there that year.

    Members of our group have some contacts in DC so that year we got a tour of Arlington by one of the Sentiels ( they are not guards). At that time there had only been 550 Sentinels. The guy was super impressive he gave us a tour of all of the places the public can't go in full dress uniform in 80-90 degree heat.

    The parade on Sunday is impressive. There is a Marine that salutes all of the bikers. He does it in full dress uniform and is out there for almost four hours. I heard that a while ago he did I that with a broken wrist.

    Missed going this year my roommate had to run it in (joking) he gave me a call on Friday from Arlington.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    So why does the news not show this.
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  • cce1302cce1302 Member Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Made it hard to get home this morning. Had a speaking engagement last night @ Gettysburg and tried to make it home before road closures. No luck.

    Raining out here today. Hope they stay safe.
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  • Tech141Tech141 Member Posts: 3,787 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My bad. I thought this was about the day after eating chili, boiled eggs, cucumbers, and beer.
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  • mjrfd99mjrfd99 Member Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
    So why does the news not show this.

    Because cnn blowfesters know bikers went for Trump big time.
    Therefore we are now the cnn **** ******s enemy.
    No problem. Bring it.
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  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Traveling south on I-95 through Maryland and Virginia along about 2004, I believe it was, heading north were bikers several abreast. As I recall we were all driving the speed limit and for about 20 minutes or so the column kept rolling north. Quite a sight.
    What's next?
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  • asphalt cowboyasphalt cowboy Member Posts: 8,904 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by SW0320

    The parade on Sunday is impressive. There is a Marine that salutes all of the bikers. He does it in full dress uniform and is out there for almost four hours. I heard that a while ago he did I that with a broken wrist.


    That would be SSgt Chambers.
    To hold a salute for that length of time is quite an endeavor. To have done it with an untended broken wrist must have been brutal.
    https://www.littlethings.com/saluting-marine-rolling-thunder/
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