A friend of mine at my other Vietnam related site joined operation Rolling Thunder. It was a group of old Vietnam Vets who set out from California and road cross country on motor bikes to Washington for Memorial day 2006. I posted a lot of his photos of the trip at my other site. You might find it moving ..at least interesting.
One bit of introduction he told me was this:
"On Saturday, May 27, we were especially honored to be among the group
of 250 bikes invited to parade through Arlington Cemetery. Once there,
we watched the RFTW leaders lay a wreath at the Tomb of The Unknown,
and observed the Changing of the Guard. Since motorcycles are
generally not allowed in the Cemetery, it was a once in a lifetime
experience.
An incident at Angel Fire Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (Day 3 - May 19)
stands out in our minds as being somewhat erie. The weather was sunny
and beautiful as we rode toward Angel Fire, but as we came over the
last hill nearing Angel Fire, it started to look misty. Just as the
parade leaders turned the corner to head up to the memorial, it began
to rain. The rain continued until the last bike had been parked, and
then quit just as suddenly as it had started. The sky remained
overcast during our visit, but there was no more rain. It was as if
there were tears from heaven as we arrived, and others on the ride
remarked that they felt the same way. It is a beautiful and moving
memorial."
This is the link to the album page. After you open the page if you hit the slide show button in the white bar it goes pretty quickly.
http://6thofthe31st.com/gallery/Run
Rolling Thunder... Run for the Wall
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