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03-05-2019 | 11:52 AM

VAFish

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Originally Posted by MiniWolf

I heard this is the last year for the ride so I would get it in if you wanted to experience it. The site indicates they cannot confirm it but all news I heard out there says this is it. Does anyone have any recent info?

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2...cost-concerns/

Everything I have read from Rolling Thunder national is that this is the last year. The local Rolling Thunder chapters say the ride will go on. I think there will be some fighting over the name. The demonstration ride named Rolling Thunder may end, but there will still be some sort of ride through DC on Memorial Day 2020. It is just too big of an event to die.

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Originally Posted by Ummagumma

Thanks for the info and link. I'm a ALR Post 1977 out of New Lenox, IL and will see if I can get any members to go and be part of your ride. I may send you private email should I have questions.

Ratman

Please do. Happy to provide any information I can. It's a fun filled weekend and we are planning for bigger crowd than usual. Registration is on Friday, we do a short ride to an overpass to welcome the Run For The Wall riders coming in. Then do a ride to the Candle Light Vigil Friday Night. Saturday we ride to Arlington Cemetery for a wreath laying at the Civil War Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Come back to a party/BBQ with a live band. Sunday Morning we are up early and line up with the Ride of the Patriots into the Pentagon. One of the other local Legion posts hosts a party after Rolling Thunder on Sunday.

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03-08-2019 | 09:16 AM

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Please do. Happy to provide any information I can. It's a fun filled weekend and we are planning for bigger crowd than usual. Registration is on Friday, we do a short ride to an overpass to welcome the Run For The Wall riders coming in. Then do a ride to the Candle Light Vigil Friday Night. Saturday we ride to Arlington Cemetery for a wreath laying at the Civil War Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Come back to a party/BBQ with a live band. Sunday Morning we are up early and line up with the Ride of the Patriots into the Pentagon. One of the other local Legion posts hosts a party after Rolling Thunder on Sunday.[/QUOTE]

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