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Rolling Thunder Holds 30th Ride for Freedom

Rolling Thunder Holds 30th Ride for Freedom is a Special Report prepared by The Washington Times Advocacy Department.

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Artie Muller, national executive director and founder of Rolling Thunder, Inc.

30 years later, still roaring for POW/MIA freedom

Motorcyclists from across the country shook the ground during the Rolling Thunder in the 25th anniversary of the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom at the base of the Memorial Bridge. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special for the Washington Times.

Advocating for America's veterans, loved ones and survivors

'Hanoi Hilton' veteran: 'We must do all we can' for POW/MIA

A man role-plays the part of a POW in a cage as he is pulled by a motorcycle, during the Rolling Thunder XXII Ride for Freedom along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 24, 2009. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

A haunting reminder of POW torture

A sacred vow -- and solemn acts of remembrance

Marine Corps Sgt. Richard Silva, an amputee veteran, accepts a three-wheel Can-Am Spyder donated by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys in December 2016. VeteransCharityRide.org, a nationwide program using motorcycle therapy to help wounded combat veterans adjust to civilian life, and its fiscal sponsor, White Heart Foundation, enable industry giving to deserving vets. Jay Leno helped surprise Richard with the gift.

Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys: Helping wounded vets ride again

Trade relations should open doors to POW/MIA recovery

Veterans' voices are being heard

USO offers "care packages" from Giant Food. Image courtesy of Giant Food.

Stepping up in support of our servicemembers

Army 1st Lt. George A. Buirkle, Mr. Weber's grandfather, served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, known as the "Purple Heart Battalion" for the heavy fighting and casualties it endured during World War II in Germany. The combat team was made up almost entirely of soldiers of Japanese descent. Photo courtesy of David G. Weber.

Cherishing Old Glory -- and the freedom it represents

POW/MIA priorities: Accountability for the missing, suicide prevention

Air Force veteran and avid motorcyclist, Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell rode many times with Rolling Thunder during his years in Congress. Photo courtesy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

'We owe it to families, American history to do best by them'

Wounded Warrior Project hosted Team Rubicon disaster training at its Jacksonville, Florida, headquarters. Veterans and volunteers learned to respond to disasters. Photo courtesy of Wounded Warrior Project.

Wounded Warrior Project remembers the fallen, honors the missing

Terry Davis, past national president of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., rode in a Rolling Thunder, Inc., demonstration in a side car with special forces emblem. Her son, Army SP4 Richard S. Davis, Jr., was killed in Vietnam in 1969. Photo courtesy of Candy Martin.

American Gold Star Mothers love the 'thunder'-- and the mission

Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers from San Diego, California, stands at attention for hours to salute the tens of thousands of motorcyclists who participate in the annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom in Washington. Photo by The Washington Times.

A sincere salute: Respect, appreciation, gratitude

The Trump administration: A new opportunity?

Nancy Sinatra with Artie Muller at a Rolling Thunder demonstration. Image courtesy of Nancy Sinatra.

'United in the cause' for POW/MIA

'Thank you' to vets -- and 'no more soldiers left behind'

Rockie Lynne and band have often performed on the main stage on the National Mall following the Rolling Thunder Ride For Freedom . Photo courtesy of Susan Rash .

Doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do

Select D.C.-area Chick-fil-A restaurants set up Missing Man Tables, like this one at the Bristow Chick-fil-A in Manassas, Virginia, for its market-wide Military Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 25, to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Image courtesy of Chick-fil-A.

Rolling Thunder, 'Missing Man' tables and the Bible

At left, Paul Kocic, who served in the U.S. Army from 1973-1998, bows his head during a moment of silence for fallen troops at the Rolling Thunder program near the National Mall during the Memorial Day weekend, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 29, 2011. The Rolling Thunder organization's mission is to bring awareness to the POW-MIA issue and to educate the public about how many American prisoners of war were left behind after all past wars. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2016

Vice President Mike Pence has long supported Rolling Thunder, Inc. Last May, as Indiana's governor, Mr. Pence joined with chapter members of Indiana's Rolling Thunder and tweeted, "Honored to lead the first leg of Rolling Thunder's 'Ride for Freedom' from Indy to DC in support of our POWs & MIAs."

Chapters serving vets, remembering POW/MIA every day

Jenny Connell Robertson (far right) whose Navy pilot husband died in captivity, and Helene Knapp (second from right), whose Air Force pilot husband is still missing in action, spoke at a May 7 event to open the exhibit, "The League of Wives: Vietnam's POW/MIA Allies and Advocates," at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics in Lawrence, Kansas. Heath Hardage Lee (center), curator of the exhibit, and Audrey Coleman (left), assistant director and senior archivist at the Dole Institute, joined the panel. Image courtesy of Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.

They too are not forgotten: POW/MIA wives

National Chair of Honor at FedExField

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