200 American POWs and MIAs from 33 States and 5 Wars to be Honored at National POW/MIA Recognition
Weekend in Andersonville, GA, Sept. 16-18, 2010
ANDERSONVILLE, Ga., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ --
Rolling Thunder ®'s 2010 Ride Home, a multi-day annual activity held in conjunction with the Andersonville
National Historic Site and the Friends of Andersonville to recognize and honor the nation's Prisoners of War (POW) and those
still Missing in Action (MIA), will be held in Andersonville and Americus, GA, Sept. 16-18, 2010.
Hundreds
of Rolling Thunder members are expected to gather to honor an estimated 200 former POWs/MIA family members from around the
country who are scheduled to attend this year's program of events as guests of Rolling Thunder.
A
highlight of this year's activities is the presence of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, which will be escorted by Rolling
Thunder to the Andersonville National Historic Site where it will remain on display for 10 days. This year's events will also
include, for the first time, representatives of the American Gold Star Mothers, an organization founded in 1928 to remember and honor mothers who have lost sons or daughters in service to the United States.
The organization was named after the Gold Star that families hung in their windows in honor of the deceased veteran.
Complete details on all events
can be found on The Ride Home website. The national organization, Rolling Thunder ®, Inc. was organized in 1987 to raise awareness of POW, MIA and
Veterans rights issues. It is known for its annual demonstration "Ride For Freedom" in Washington, D.C. during Memorial
Day weekend. For more information visit the National Rolling Thunder website.
Editor's
Note: Rolling Thunder contacts are Jim "Moe" Moyer, chair, (407) 448-1181, moehog@verizon.net, or Patty Christo, event coordinator, (239) 357-8592, info@theridehome.com
To: ROLLING THUNDER®,
INC., NATIONALI photographed the parade on Memorial Day last
year, and created a video. Turn on your speakers, Click video, and click the HQ button for High Resolution quality.
My husband is a Vietnam Vet and we both commend your dedication to the POW/MIA and to the U.S.A. Thank you and I hope you
like the 04:14 minute video. Sincerely,Jeanette
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WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 19 Aril 1775 - 20 September 1783 Participants:
250,000 :: POWs: 18,152 :: MIAs: 1,426 :: Deaths In Service: 6,824
WAR OF 1812 18 June 1812 - 24 December 1814
Participants: 286,730 :: POWs: 20,000 :: MIAs: 695 :: Deaths In Service: 2,260
MEXICAN WAR 24 April 1846
- 2 February 1848 Participants: 78,718 :: POWs: 20,000 : : MIAs: 695 :: Deaths In Service: 2,260
INDIAN
WARS US Date 1815 - December1890 Participants: 106,000 :: POWs: Many, few survived :: MIAs: Many :: Deaths In Service:
1,000 Aboriginal American Date 1540 - 2004 Participants: Unknown, in the millions :: POWs-MIAs: Unknown - Aboriginal
Americans are the longest held documented POWs, serving into the 20th Century in excess of 28 years :: Deaths In Service:
Millions
CIVIL WAR 12 April 1861 - 26 May 1865 Union Participants: 2,213,365 :: Union POWs: 194,743 :: Union
Deaths In Service: 364,511 Confederate Participants: 1,082,119 :: Confederate POWs: 214,865 :: Confederate Deaths In
Service: 134,563
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 21 April 1898 - 12 August 1898 Participants: 260,000 :: POWs: 8 ::
MIAs: 72 Deaths In Service: 2,446
WORLD WAR I 6 April 1917 - 11 November 1918 Participants: 4,743,826 ::
POWs: 7,470 :: MIAs: 116,708 :: Deaths In Service: 116,708
WORLD WAR II 7 December 1941 - 2 September 1945 Participants: 16,353,659 :: POWs: 124,079 :: MIAs: 30,314
COLD WAR 2 September 1945 - 21 August 1991 Participants:
Classified :: POWs: Classified :: MIAs: 343 :: Deaths In Service: Classified :: Deaths In Service: 407,316 ERA
KOREAN
WAR 25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953 Participants: 5,764,143 :: POWs: 7,140 :: MIAs: 8,177 :: Deaths In Service: 36,940
SECOND INDOCHINA WAR 08 July 1959 - 27 January 1973 Active Duty: 9,087,000 :: In-Country: 2,594,000 :: POWs:
2,583 :: MIAs: 3000-6000 :: Deaths In Service: 58,486
USS PUEBLO 23 January 1968 - 23 December 1968 Incident
Personnel: 82 :: POWs: 82 :: POW Deaths In Incident: 1
GRENADA 25 October 1983 - 2 November 1983 Participants:
2,700 :: POWs: Unknown :: MIAs: 4 :: Deaths In Service: 20
USS STARK 17 May 1987 Participants: Unknown ::
MIAs: 1 :: Deaths In Service: 36
PERSIAN GULF WAR 16 January 1991 - 27 February 1991 Participants: 650,000
:: POWs - MIAs: 52 :: Deaths In Service: 255
SOMALIA 02 December 1992 - 15 September 1994 Participants:
Classified :: POWs: 6 :: MIAs: 2 :: Deaths In Service: 44
A Veteran - whether Active Duty, National Guard, or Reserve, is someone who at
some point in their lives, wrote a blank check made payable to "The People of the United States of America" for
an amount of "up to and including my life".
The Polk County Veterans Council
endeavors to unite all of Polk County's Veterans Organizations to better serve the
Men and Women whom have served our country so valiantly.
The Polk County Veterans Council is - Veterans helping Veterans.
