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May 28, 2023 Rolling Thunder XXXV Nationwide
​Ride for Freedom

As the event draws closer, additional updates will be posted here

Weather plans:

Friday: If it rains at the Vietnam Memorial, we will shelter under the dome and modify/shorten the ceremony.

Saturday: We will conduct the opening ceremony inside the American Legion Bldg.  NRH-D plan will likely be canceled if raining.

Sunday: No contingency.  The ride will depart dependent on conditions that make it unsafe as determined by law enforcement.  As of now, it's a go.


ROLLING THUNDER® XXXV Ride For Freedom Nationwide – NC
This ride is to demonstrate and raise awareness of the thousands of Americans who fought for our freedom and remain unaccounted for from all previous wars. It is not a charity ride or a fundraiser. Participants ride ‘for those who can’t; our Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. We are their voice, and we use the sound of motorcycles and our presence to speak for them. Please join us on May 28th in Jacksonville, NC.
 
THE ROLLING THUNDER® STORY
In the fall of 1987, two Vietnam veterans met to discuss their personal concerns about the Prisoners of War (POW)/Missing in Action (MIA) during the Vietnam War. Having honorably served their country and having taken an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies…” and to “bear true faith and allegiance to same,” they were deeply troubled by the neglect of attention given to those who did not make it out with their lives or their freedom. These veterans discussed the more than 10,000 reported sightings of Americans living in dismal captivity. Intelligence reports of these sightings were generally ignored by the government and mainstream press. The first Ride for Freedom was held in Washington, D.C. in 1988. Rolling Thunder®, Inc. has now taken the event Nationwide.

“When one American is not worth the effort to be found, we as a nation have lost.”
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
For more info: www.rollingthunder1.com
 

​​Rolling Thunder Hotels - 2023

The Jacksonville-Onslow Sports Commission and Rolling Thunder, Inc NC Chapters do not endorse any specific property. Please check reviews and ratings.

Hampton Inn & Suites
1032 Hampton Inn Way
Jacksonville, NC 28546
910-347-3400
Rate: $104 (king), $109 (double queens)
Free breakfast: Yes
Free parking: Yes

Hilton Garden Inn
1016 Jacksonville Parkway
Jacksonville, NC 28546
910-346-2400
Rate: $164 (king), $200 (king suite)
Free breakfast: No
Free parking: Yes

Mainstay Suites
2201 North Marine Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28546
910-219-1238
Rate: $132 (single queen)
Free breakfast: No
Free parking: Yes

My Place Hotel
401 Northwest Circle
Jacksonville, NC 28546
901-968-0250
Rate: $134 (two queens, two queens ADA, single king)
Free breakfast: No
Free parking: Yes

Red Roof Inn & Suites
1723 Lejeune Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28546
910-353-3336
Rate: $89 (king or queen standard)
Free breakfast: Yes
Free parking: Yes

Additional hotels: onlyinonslow.com

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I wish Americans heard more about our missing comrades, and the search for them.  While held captive, I found inspiration in a quote etched on a wall by a former POW that read, “Freedom has a taste to it that those who fight and nearly die for it that the protected will never know.”  -U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03)
We Will Never Forget