One of the many reasons why we love us. A salute to all our bikers on this official day as we salute our fallen troops.
War veterans old and new nail their colours to mast in motorcycle rally
HARLEY-RIDING Vietnam veterans, some of them now sporting grey ponytails, converged on Washington for the Memorial Day weekend to remember and reflect on the war that changed their generation.
An estimated 400,000 motorcyclists arrived for the 20th Rolling Thunder event. Many were veterans sporting leather vests advertising their platoon, their tour of duty, fallen comrades – and their devotion to their Harley Davidson.
Some had ridden across the US in a pilgrimage to “the Wall”, the name given to the stark monument that records the names of the 58,000 US servicemen who died in Vietnam…
Opinion polls show Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the way the Iraq war has gone. But, in this crowd at least, the President, George Bush, would find vastly more supporters than critics…Keith Eastman, from Dayton, Ohio, who was in Vietnam, wants to see the US stay the distance.
“I want us to leave but after we win, and I think you’ll find most of the vets feel the same way. We were pulled out of Vietnam and we didn’t like it,” he said.
