Rolling Thunder Weekend, A time to Remember

Well sorry i haven't blogged all weekend I was very busy with Rolling Thunder and the POW/MIA Advocacy. I don't do the parade because we are much to busy taking care of POW/MIA issue's but I am always parked on the curb at 20th and 21st street when the parade starts. We did get some things accomplished as far as bringing missing soldiers home after they have been gone for 30-35 years maybe more depending on the war they were in due to the government again dragging their a_ _es as usual. My eating wasn't the most weight conscious eating hot dogs and all  the trimmings at the 5 meetings I attended so i'll just have to make it up. The 8am motorcycle ride to the wall was awesome and nice for 12 people in my group, or should I say peaceful. I again dropped off a rose for my cousin who's name is on the wall which I have done for past 19 years and the bush that I grow them from is called Veteran's Honor and it always manages to give me that one early rose for this reason, and this years cut was exceptionally beautiful ( sounds funny coming from a biker huh ). But all in all it was a great weekend, and lest we not forget our veteran's, POW/MIA's and those who are still serving or has lost their lives to protect our freedom because when I came back home from Nam there was no welcome home for us and Rolling Thunder is our welcome home to ourselves, the fallen, POW's/MIA's so when you see a vet please welcome them home from whatever war they fought in or was a part of. I met an ole fella in a store this weekend and he was part of the Black Horse Squadron and I welcome'd him home and he looked at me and I could tell his eyes were welling up with tears and he said that it was the first time anyone has welcomed him home, so that made me feel good as he also welcomed me home.

It is an honor to know you and to welcome you home!!! It is great what you are doing for all of our heros.   It is just amazing how sweet the idea of the rose is. Thank you for sharing that it definitely made my eyes well up. As for for the eating well I didn't do all that great this weekend but all we can  do is put it to the past and make up for it now on.   Have a wonderful day. hugs

Hey Dusty - What a wonderful thing!!!  My eyes, too, welled up, particularly at the part of the rose blooming at just the right time. If I'm not mistaken, Neil V., who sometimes posts, was involved in Rolling Thunder, too. My former boss was the former Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs, and in fact, established a scholarship fund at the College of Southern Maryland for returning vets who want to pursue a career in law enforcement.  Somehow, everything that's being done STILL doesn't seem like enough. Thank you for all that you've done and all that you continue to do. Tia

It is great what you are going, this Memorial Weekend, I went down to DC and visite for the First time the WWII, Korean and Vietnam memorials.  As all were exceptionally well put together, it was the Vietnam Memorial that made me cry, it was the most personal of the three.  So sad we have to build memorials to and have a day to remember those that have given so much to protect our freedom, we should honor them everyday!

Dusty, first of all, welcome home.  My grandfather -WWII, father -Vietnam, father in law -Vietnam and husband (disabled)-Desert Storm are all veterans and I am thankful to still have them (well, we lost my grandfather 4 years ago to mesothelioma).  We saw at least 150 bikes on their road home as we drove back to Baltimore from Oakhill, WV.  And as for a biker sounding funny about an exceptionally beautiful rose...bikers are like everyone else, in fact, most of them have bigger hearts than most.  Any chance you went to Blessing of the Bikes at Daniels in Elkridge about a month ago?

No I do the blessing of the bikes in Southern Maryland. I also did a video of the run on You tube and the key words are Rolling Thunder in D.C. 2008 by renegadebkr. Go watch it is the first time i have entered anything on you tube.