Gathering of Eagles Rolling Thunder Amatuer Photos

Great photos of today's events at the Vietnam Vets War Memorial in D.C. Taken by amateur photographers.

As usual, NO coverage from the illustrious Main Stream Media. After all, covering stories of everyday Americans supporting our troops is not politically correct and certainly not aligned with the anti-war message board rooms of the major networks want to project.

Perhaps it might have been more newsworthy for the MSM if Paris Hilton showed up with her skirt hiked up high over her head or if that fat slob of a carpet muncher, Rosie O'Donnell, made an entrance condemning what she terms our "terrorist troops" while former Vets are huddled together sharing memories of their lost brethren on this Memorial Day weekend. Were sure that would have been more of a photo op for CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS.

Every Memorial Day weekend on Sunday, Rolling Thunder, an organization of mostly Viet Nam veterans, comes into DC for their annual motorcycle ride from the Pentagon to the Vietnam Memorial. It’s an hours-long parade of thousands of participants from across the country to insure that America doesn’t forget the men and women who died for this country in that unpopular war.


This year it’s a little different - today they partnered with the newly-formed Gathering of Eagles, which has it’s roots in the internet. When Vietnam veterans felt that the Wall was threatened by anti-protesters back in March of this year, they hastily assembled an internet gathering point and made plans to protect that monument from being defaced. On March 17th, they gathered around the three Vietnam memorials and the Korean War Memorial and lined the protest to the Pentagon. Crowd estimates were about 20,000 pro-troops participants to about 4,000 anti-war protesters.

Traditionally, Rolling Thunder gathers to remember the Vietnam veterans, but this year, the day before their customary ride, they partnered with Gathering of Eagles to show their support for the next generation of warriors.
--- Hat Tip: This Ain't Hell

This is a small sampling of bikes some of which have awesome commemorative artwork of their rider's experiences in Vietnam.

The bikers have arrived from thousands of miles from all over the U.S. to participate in the traditional display of remembrance for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the preservation of our constitutional freedoms that we love to both enjoy and exploit.




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