{"id":60428,"date":"2021-05-12T20:54:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T20:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/12\/memorial-day-veterans-ride-gets-new-staging-area-after-pentagon-rejection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:55:08","slug":"memorial-day-veterans-ride-gets-new-staging-area-after-pentagon-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2021\/05\/12\/memorial-day-veterans-ride-gets-new-staging-area-after-pentagon-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day veterans ride gets new staging area after Pentagon rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tens of thousands of motorcyclists set to descend on the nation\u2019s capital for a Memorial Day veterans event will have a new starting line for their ride, following the Pentagon\u2019s decision to deny the group a permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rolling to Remember Ride<\/a>, scheduled to take place May 30 around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is expected to draw 50,000 or more participants, many of whom will be veterans and their family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is the successor to the annual Rolling Thunder<\/a> ride which was held for 32 years to draw attention to American service members still missing in action from wars overseas. The new ride, organized by AMVETS, will not only highlight those POW\/MIA troops but also challenge of preventing veterans suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\t