Welcome To Rolling Thunder NYS Chapter 5 - RTNY5
Rolling Thunder NY 5 - Honoring Veterans & Their Families
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RTNY5 - About Us
What is Rolling Thunder?
Incorporated in 1995, Rolling Thunder, Inc. is a class 501(c) (4) nonprofit organization with over 90 chartered chapters throughout the United States and members abroad. While many members of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. are veterans and many ride motorcycles, neither qualification is a prerequisite. Rolling Thunder®, Inc. members are old and young, men and women, veterans and non-veterans. All are united in the cause to bring full accountability for the Prisoners Of War-Missing In Action (POW/MIA) of all wars, reminding the government, the media and the public by our watchwords: “We Will Not Forget.” RTNY5 - non profit organization
The Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Story
In the fall of 1987, Artie Muller and Ray Manzo, two Vietnam veterans met to discuss their personal concerns about the POW/MIA's from the Vietnam War. Having honorably served their country and having taken an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies..." and to "bear true faith and allegiance to the same," they were deeply troubled by the abhorrent neglect of attention given to those who did not make it out with their lives or their freedom. These veterans discussed the more than 10,000 reported sightings of live Americans living in dismal captivity. Intelligence reports of these sightings were generally ignored by the government and mainstream press. As a result, the non profit organization Rolling Thunder was born.
MISSION STATEMENT
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 the future Veterans from being left behind should they become Prisoners Of War-Missing In Action. We are 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 that we are working on. We meet every 4th Wednesday of the month at PACC (110 Commerce Ave, Albany NY). For more information CONTACT BOB GOO @ 518-221-7635.