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26-May-2019

'Ride of the Patriots XXI Rider'

We went down to the Mall to see the final ride through Washington of Rolling Thunder, an advocacy group that seeks to bring full accountability for prisoners of war and missing in action service members of all US wars. The group's first demonstration was in 1988, and today -- with hundreds of thousands of participants -- was the last, due to what the group says are rising costs and "increased harassment" from the Pentagon. I'll be sad to see this 31-year tradition end.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Straight-up iris, posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/1000s f/8.0 at 124.9mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time26-May-2019 13:07:35
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MarcViskens29-May-2019 20:48
great shots Helen
did you sit at a bike when taking this shot?
:)
Julie Oldfield27-May-2019 23:53
Force determination on their faces. It’s terrible that they aren’t doing this anymore. V
Industrial Heritage27-May-2019 18:29
Very impressive capture
Colin Storey27-May-2019 17:56
Great image of this procession, shame it will be the last one.
William Barletta27-May-2019 16:16
Super photo ~V~
chris morton27-May-2019 15:02
extraordinary that they should be necessary with such monumental military budget
Blandine Mangin27-May-2019 14:57
c'est triste qu'une manifestation d'un puissant symbolisme disparaisse... joli coup ! v
Nick Paoni27-May-2019 13:50
What a great shot of an end to a tradition.
Jim Coffman27-May-2019 12:45
Glad you documented this ride, Helen!!