So Rolling Thunder is coming to an end because local parking and hotels have become too expensive?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the hate culture of DC - as evidenced here...

Most people do not like them?

You are the progeny of Hanoi Jane and her band of elitists who demonized those who served in the military during the Vietnam war era.
This contributed to the cultural divide we now suffer.

My father was drafted and served during Vietnam and even he's over Jane Fonda. In fact, the US isn't even still mad at Vietnam anymore.

Was he in country?

DP. She apologized and has paid her penance.

Were you in country?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took my 8-year old to watch Rolling Thunder one year. Anyway, it wasn't just Vietnam War vets there. There was an older European gentleman who flew in because something about Rolling Thunder resonated with his war experiences during some UN response. There was an elderly Native American with a baseball cap announcing he was a Navajo wind talker from WWII. There was a woman who said she was a nurse in the Vietnam War. My daughter approached all these people (and others), thanked them for their service, and asked them to sign a R.T. booklet she had. That's how she learned their story. Among the riders, one that tugged at my heartstrings was a beautiful, willowy youngish woman riding a big hog, with a flag announcing she was riding in memory of her dad who was killed in the Vietnam War. He never got to see his daughter grow up.

I believe we owe these veterans BIG. They were conscripted into the military for a war that was not our problem, and used as cannon fodder. The rich and sophisticated were able to get out of service, but these people were not so fortunate.

Furthermore, the last time I went to watch Rolling Thunder, there were plenty of younger veterans from Middle Eastern conflicts, in lighter motorcycles.

So I say memorial weekends in D.C. should belong to them for as long as they want it. I think it's too bad the Powers-That-Be think they're too unsophisticated and rough to be anything but embarrassing. If you ask me, they earned the right to roll through D.C. and remind all of us who gets sent to fight these wars. The Pentagon should be bending over backwards to accommodate the people they sprayed with Agent Orange and other toxic concoctions for as long as they wish to be accommodated.

It isn't the fault of "the powers that be". The organizers don't have the money and the interest is waning. Enough of the riders won't go along with the rest of the group and create problems. There are better ways to honor veterans.

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Anonymous wrote:I love it and am sad to see it go. I either leave town on Memorial Day weekend or choose not to drive if I stay in town.

This is why people talk about "privilege." You realize lots of people don't have those options, right?

Rolling Thunder isn't any more disruptive for locals than any other event that brings in a lot of people. Cherry Blossom season, Marine Corp Marathon, Rock n Roll Marathon, and 4th of July are some events off the top of my head that I find more disruptive than Rolling Thunder. Disruptions are just part of daily life here. Accusing someone of not recognizing their privilege really doesn't make sense in this context.

I really disagree with you. Rolling Thunder lasts longer and impacts more areas. I remember several years ago the riders complaining a lot about not get the police escorts they expected. In reality they were very disorganized and bands of riders not part of the single procession were expecting escorts. They also think they should be treated like a funeral procession and stop traffic on the interstate. I enjoyed watching it in the past, but it is time to end. There are other and better ways to honor the memory of the soldiers who were impacted by the Vietnam War.

+1.

Sign up to see if you are a bone marrow match for the many veterans who suffer from multiple myeloma caused by agent orange exposure in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.

Great suggestion. How many here know about this issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the hate culture of DC - as evidenced here...

Most people do not like them?

You are the progeny of Hanoi Jane and her band of elitists who demonized those who served in the military during the Vietnam war era.
This contributed to the cultural divide we now suffer.

My father was drafted and served during Vietnam and even he's over Jane Fonda. In fact, the US isn't even still mad at Vietnam anymore.

Was he in country?

DP. She apologized and has paid her penance.

Were you in country?

Is this where you sh1t over other vets? Nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the hate culture of DC - as evidenced here...

Most people do not like them?

You are the progeny of Hanoi Jane and her band of elitists who demonized those who served in the military during the Vietnam war era.
This contributed to the cultural divide we now suffer.

My father was drafted and served during Vietnam and even he's over Jane Fonda. In fact, the US isn't even still mad at Vietnam anymore.

Was he in country?

DP. She apologized and has paid her penance.

Were you in country?

Is this where you sh1t over other vets? Nice.

Teeny bit insecure, old son?

[Anonymous]

For me it is a part of Americana. I would hate to see it end. Can people not open up their homes to accomodate these people?

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Two of them cut me off yesterday and were weaving in and out of traffic. They create such danger.

+100

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the hate culture of DC - as evidenced here...

Most people do not like them?

You are the progeny of Hanoi Jane and her band of elitists who demonized those who served in the military during the Vietnam war era.
This contributed to the cultural divide we now suffer.

My father was drafted and served during Vietnam and even he's over Jane Fonda. In fact, the US isn't even still mad at Vietnam anymore.

Was he in country?

DP. She apologized and has paid her penance.

Were you in country?

Is this where you sh1t over other vets? Nice.

Teeny bit insecure, old son?

Seems like the crap-on-other-vets vet is the insecure one since he needs to crap on others to feel better about his miserable life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Two of them cut me off yesterday and were weaving in and out of traffic. They create such danger.

+100

While they can be annoying on the highway, it sounds like you were the losers sitting in the left lane. If you moved your slow a$$es over then they’d be able to pass.

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Anonymous wrote:For me it is a part of Americana. I would hate to see it end. Can people not open up their homes to accomodate these people?

You first.

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Two of them cut me off yesterday and were weaving in and out of traffic. They create such danger.

+100

While they can be annoying on the highway, it sounds like you were the losers sitting in the left lane. If you moved your slow a$$es over then they’d be able to pass.

What? No. They were just being aholes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me it is a part of Americana. I would hate to see it end. Can people not open up their homes to accomodate these people?

Ha. Great idea.

[Anonymous]

The way I read the news reports, was that the organizing costs were becoming too much.

And participants don't have as much leave as they used to in order to be able to travel to DC or as much money. Younger people are struggling more, just as the baby boomers are aging out.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t seem to match reality. Motorcycles everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Let’s get the anti-abortion protesters out of here too.