To: Jane4IceCream who wrote (2860 ) 5/28/2001 11:07:41 PM From: TsioKawe Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5315 It would be nice yes...once a year, to remember the veterans of war...and the families... not enough for what was taken from them.. Ever been to a Pow wow??/There the Veterans recieve our Honor at every grand entry, every gathering... Ask any veteran who has attended, who truely honors their deeds... In example of another honor..... The thunder rolled through the Tuscaloosa, Ala., VA Medical Center Tuesday as 85 motorcyclists traveling cross-country to join the annual Memorial Day weekend Rolling Thunder rally in Washington, D.C., spent the night as guests of VA. This is the second year the bikers have made the stop in Tuscaloosa while traveling one of two Rolling Thunder cross-country routes to Washington. VA medical center staff greeted the caravan on the outskirts of the city and arranged a police escort to the medical center where they received a warm welcome from employees and veterans lining the entrance drive and waving American flags along the center's Avenue of Flags. A quadriplegic nursing home resident and avid Harley-Davidson lover was lifted from his wheelchair by the bikers onto a Harley Davidson motorcycle. He said it was one of the thrills of a lifetime. This year's Rolling Thunder rally will bring thousands of motorcycle riders to Washington, D.C., on an annual Memorial Day weekend pilgrimage to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in memory of those veterans who died in that war and those still unaccounted for. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Principi will ride in Sunday's Rolling Thunder procession around the Washington Mall to the memorial. And don't forget the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, May 28. Wherever you are, stop for a minute of silent reflection in tribute to those veterans who gave their lives to protect and preserve the freedoms Americans enjoy today.