3000 vets on motorcycles from across
>the USA paraded in D.C. the Sunday before Memorial Day, while a solitary, saluting
>Marine greeted them out on Constitution Avenue… the Marine stood at salute for
>3 straight hours, while the parade of roaring bikes kept on coming…. it is held
>in remembrance of those who’ve fallen in the military…. the event (or the group)
>is called Rolling Thunder… George Bush used to meet these bikers before they parade**..
>the camera is on the Marine a lot… watch his struggles with his emotions, and
>his struggles with holding that salute… the way he salutes is very touching…
>his head lowered, his eyes down, in reverence for the fallen… I know what he was
>feeling… and as I watched him, I could feel it too…. it got to be overwhelming
>for him… and the tears started flowing… watch what he says when he finally breaks,
>but keeps right on holding that salute… **
