A roll of thunder can be a scary sound, but that sound is riding in support for those who served and sacrificed. Members of Rolling Thunder, an advocacy group for prisoners of war and those missing in action, got together Memorial Day weekend to say thank you to all veterans.
"Because I have a missing cousin and that's the focus of Rolling Thunder along with helping veterans in need," said Dr. Lance Armstrong.
Rolling Thunder started 37 years ago as a protest ride in Washington D.C. To show their support for the military.
"To remind Congress, P.O.W. and M.I.A's need to come home first, right? Had over 1,200 bikes in it," said Carl Steinhoff, chairman of the board for Rolling Thunder, Chapter 5.
Over 300 bikers rode from Laishley Park in Punta Gorda to Bert's Black Widow Harley-Davidson on Sunday morning.
Riders hope this will help families of the fallen one day find relief.
"We've got 82,000 that are still missing in action since World War 1. So Rolling Thunder is one of the main events that we do for support groups to go back in country to North Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia to find remains, do DNA testing, and bring them home and reunite them with their families," said Steinhoff.
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