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Rolling Thunder: Cyclists ride in remembrance

By Staff Reports, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs / Published September 25, 2007

To honor those servicemembers either captured or lost, 20 motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in the Rolling Thunder 2007 Motorcycle Ride during Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrades week, Sept. 18, 2007. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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To honor those servicemembers either captured or lost, 20 motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in the Rolling Thunder 2007 Motorcycle Ride during Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrades week, Sept. 18, 2007. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Richichi, from RAF Lakenheath's 48th Communications Squadron, carrying the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag, along with Master Sgt. Robert Emond, from RAF Mildenhall's 100th Maintenance Squadron, takes part in the Rolling Thunder 2007 Motorcycle Ride during POW/MIA/Fallen Comrades week, Sept. 18, 2007. Sergeant Emond volunteered to lead this year's ride and this is Sergeant Richichi's second year participating in the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Richichi, from RAF Lakenheath's 48th Communications Squadron, carrying the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag, along with Master Sgt. Robert Emond, from RAF Mildenhall's 100th Maintenance Squadron, takes part in the Rolling Thunder 2007 Motorcycle Ride during POW/MIA/Fallen Comrades week, Sept. 18, 2007. Sergeant Emond volunteered to lead this year's ride and this is Sergeant Richichi's second year participating in the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)

Twenty riders from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in a motorcycle convoy from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Lakenheath Tuesday as part of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrade Week activities. At RAF Lakenheath, one of the motorcycle riders laid a wreath at the "Lest We Forget" wall at Memorial Park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Twenty riders from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in a motorcycle convoy from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Lakenheath Tuesday as part of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrade Week activities. At RAF Lakenheath, one of the motorcycle riders laid a wreath at the "Lest We Forget" wall at Memorial Park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Twenty riders from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in a motorcycle convoy from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Lakenheath Tuesday as part of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrade Week activities. At RAF Lakenheath, one of the motorcycle riders laid a wreath at the "Lest We Forget" wall at Memorial Park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Twenty riders from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in a motorcycle convoy from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Lakenheath Tuesday as part of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrade Week activities. At RAF Lakenheath, one of the motorcycle riders laid a wreath at the "Lest We Forget" wall at Memorial Park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

This wreath, donated by the Air Force Sergeants Association, was laid at Memorial Park, RAF Lakenheath, to remember Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. As part of the week's events, 20 motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath rode from one base to the other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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This wreath, donated by the Air Force Sergeants Association, was laid at Memorial Park, RAF Lakenheath, to remember Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. As part of the week's events, 20 motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath rode from one base to the other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Master Sgt. Robert Emond, 100th Maintenance Squadron, lays a wreath at Memorial Park, RAF Lakenheath, after 20 motorcyclists rode in a convoy from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Lakenheath Tuesday as part of POW/MIA Week events. The wreath was provided by the Air Force Sergeants Association. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Master Sgt. Robert Emond, 100th Maintenance Squadron, lays a wreath at Memorial Park, RAF Lakenheath, after 20 motorcyclists rode in a convoy from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Lakenheath Tuesday as part of POW/MIA Week events. The wreath was provided by the Air Force Sergeants Association. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Twenty motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath rode in a convoy between the bases Sept. 18 as part of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrade week events. 

Riding slowly through Beck Row, Holywell Row and Lakenheath, with the lead rider flying the POW flag from the back of his motorcycle, they finished at Liberty Park's "Lest we Forget" wall at RAF Lakenheath. 

A wreath, provided by the Air Force Sergeants Association, was placed at the site by one of the motorcyclists in remembrance of POWs and those MIA.