Photos: Rolling Thunder Rides Through DC to Honor Our Fallen
Motorcycle riders from all over America converged on the United States Capitol Sunday to pay their respects to American veterans and to those U.S. soldiers who never returned home.
Thousands of motorcycles, donned with American flags, and riders clad with leather vests, bandanas and military badges blazed across Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C.’s 31st annual “Rolling Thunder” parade.
Onlookers, young and old, cheered and waved. Many sported red, white and blue and saluted the bikers as they rode by.
Great Rolling Thunder Ride 2018: Motorcyclists from across nation arrived in DC to honor Memorial Day #MemorialDayWeekend2018 #RollingThunder pic.twitter.com/hJVsfHEH50
— dalin nhean (@DalinNhean) May 27, 2018
Hundreds of Vietnam War vets rode among the entourage of colorful motorcycles. Their fellow vets watching from the sidewalk rose their fists in tribute as riders passed.
The show of patriotism and respect, from the crowd and riders, toward those fallen soldiers and missing in action troops inspired chills of pride.
Rolling Thunder! pic.twitter.com/OiK23hsaBQ
— Grace Carr (@gbcarr24) May 27, 2018
A look at MPD keeping the streets safe during the 2018 Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom Event. #DCPolice #HeretoHelp #Patrol#MemorialDay #RollingThunder2018 pic.twitter.com/61PdGld20h
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) May 27, 2018
Onlookers gathered around the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the WWII memorial to pay their respects to our American soldiers as the motorcycles rode by. Parents held little kids on their shoulders and couples linked arms as they greeted the riders that whirred down Constitution Ave., cheering their fellow Americans.
Rolling Thunder reminds us why we’re proud to be Americans.
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