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Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Unveils POW/MIA Chair of Honor in Washington, DC
“Chair of Honor” (photograph by Elaine Martin)
Rolling Thunder®, Inc. National dedicated a Prisoner of War/Mission in Action (POW/MIA) “Chair of Honor” on November 8, 2017 in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol. The dedication ceremony was attended by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), members of Congress, Congressional staff, Rolling Thunder®, Inc. members and visitors. The Chair is to honor the approximately 83,000 POW/MIAs who have not yet returned from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The cost of the “Chair of Honor” is $13,000 which was paid by Rolling Thunder®, Inc. National.
This project started several years ago by Joe D’Entremont of MA and Gus Dante of Neshanic Station, NJ, both Rolling Thunder®, Inc. National members. Rolling Thunder®, Inc. chapters, nationwide, have dedicated over 100 “Chairs of Honor” in major league stadiums, local college stadiums, restaurants, town halls, race tracks and parks. For more information visit www.rollingthunder1.com. About Rolling Thunder®, Inc.: The major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is to publicize the POW-MIA issue: To educate the public that many American Prisoners of War were left behind after all previous wars and to help correct the past and to protect future Veterans from being left behind should they become Prisoners of War-Missing In Action. We are also committed to helping American Veterans from all wars. Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is a non-profit organization and everyone donates his or her time because they believe in the POW/MIA Issue. For more information visit www.rollingthunder1.com.
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