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Memorial Day Parade and continued track work Monday

Memorial Day weekend events continue Monday and travelers will want to be aware of various holiday-themed events around town, including the Memorial Day Parade, which will close Constitution Avenue on Monday afternoon.

Tags: dave dildine, Weekend Wakeup, traffic, Rolling Thunder, memorial day parade, Kenny Chesney, wreath laying

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Bike builders pay tribute to military branches

In honor of the 26th annual Rolling Thunder, there are new tribute bikes on display this Memorial Day weekend honoring each branch of the military. But one of the builders has a surprising identity as a former prisoner.

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Rolling through D.C. to remember the fallen, missing

Thousands of motorcyclists gathered at the parking lots of the Pentagon Sunday morning for the start of the 26th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.

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Rolling Thunder rolls into town to honor veterans

Memorial Day weekend will be a louder one around the Washington area but for a cause. This is the 26th year of Rolling Thunder's annual D.C. rally when thousands and thousands of motorcycles descend upon the nation's capital to get the attention of Congress about veteran issues.

Tags: Rolling Thunder, Gary Scheffmeyer, POWs, MIAs, Kathy Stewart

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New POW-MIA kiosk opens at Vietnam Memorial

Tags: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, National Mall, Rolling Thunder

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Father of prisoner of war speaks at annual rally

The father of a U.S. soldier who was taken prisoner in Afghanistan is thanking the motorcycle riders of Rolling Thunder for raising awareness of missing-in-action troops and prisoners of war.

Tags: Rolling Thunder, Bob Bergdahl

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