Rolling Thunder® Inc. National Conference

''We Will Never Forget''

Rolling Thunder® Inc. National Conference

The 12th Annual National Conference was held at the Crystal City Hyatt Regency, Arlington, VA

Trip to Capitol Hill: Rolling Thunder membership visit Senate and House.

Rolling Thunder Chapters from North Carolina conduct the ‘Missing Man” ceremony.

Mr. Kevin Secor Veterans Service Organizations Liaison Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, retired from the Marine Corps as a Master Gunnery Sergeant, having served 29 years.

Commander Kirk S. Lippold, USN (Ret.), was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole (DDG-67) on October 12, 2000 when the ship was attacked and bombed by Al-Qaeda terrorists during a refueling stop in the Yemeni port of Aden, killing 17 U.S. Sailors. Lippold assumed command of the Cole on June 25, 1999 and served until he was relieved on March 9, 2001.