WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- The Rolling Thunder motorcycle legion observed Memorial Day Sunday with its annual parade from the Pentagon to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
The celebration has, after 20 years, become a fixture of Memorial Day weekend in the nation's capitol, The Washington Post reported. President George W. Bush met with several members of Rolling Thunder, who are dedicated to keeping the memories of veterans alive and honoring their sacrifices, the newspaper said.
Several Vietnam veterans told the Posts they felt cheated and let down upon returning home from Southeast Asia. They said the annual parade and celebration help them deal with their sense of abandonment.
Veterans at the celebration were mostly from the Vietnam War, with a few elderly Korean War veterans on hand along with some younger veterans representing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
