A view of the Washinton Monument from the Vietnam Memorial during Rolling Thunder 2008.

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Rolling thunder is hled every year on Memorial Day Weekend in Washington DC. One of the Largest gatherings of motocycles anywhere in the world the parade starts at the Pentagon and ends in Washington DC. "The major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is to publicize POW-MIA issues: To educate the public that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all previous wars and to help correct the past and to protect future veterans from being left behind should they become prisoners of war-missing in action. We are also committed to helping American veterans from all wars." {from rolling thunder web site}

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Size: 4837px × 3627px
Location: Washington, Dicstrict of Columbia, United States of America
Photo credit: © Steve Nudson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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