WASHINGTON: Wearing bandanas, cowboy hats or gleaming helmets, tens of thousands of war veteran bikers roared through Washington on Sunday to honour US soldiers missing in action in foreign wars. US Marine Corps Veteran Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers salutes as thousands of bikers and military veterans take part in the 31st annual “Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom” motorcycle parade in Washington DC. AFP“They don’t know if they’re still in Vietnam, they don’t know if they’re still alive, they don’t know if they’re dead, they don’t know if they’re captured,” said Richardson, who at 73 crossed the country from California for the 13th time to participate in the annual Memorial Day weekend spectacular. Most of the riders avoid talk about politics, but Donald Trump won many over by visiting Rolling Thunder during his 2016 presidential campaign. “Fantastic to have 400,000 GREAT MEN & WOMEN of Rolling Thunder in D.C. showing their patriotism.

Source: New Strait Times May 28, 2018 07:30 UTC