Click here to read a Vietnam magazine interview with one of the founders of Rolling Thunder, Walt Sides. Visit their website and Facebook page for more information. It is organized by Rolling Thunder, Inc., a non-profit organization. Rolling Thunder, Ride for Freedom is an annual event held in Washington, DC, to raise awareness of and bring full accountability for the Prisoners of War–Missing in Action of all wars. He spoke with HistoryNet‘s senior editor, Gerald D. With Rolling Thunder XXVII rapidly approaching (May 23-26, Memorial Day weekend, 2014), we thought we’d catch up with The Saluting Marine. Chambers and wrote “ Saga of the Saluting Marine,” published on HistoryNet in April of that year. In 2012, Roger Vance, World History Group’s editor in chief interviewed Sgt. He’s tough, yes, but when he talks his voice is soft, his sense of humor quickly becomes apparent, and he speaks with the earnestness one might expect from a minister, rabbi or other spiritual leader of the need for Americans to put aside their differences and take care of each other. One year he did it with a broken wrist, and he now performs this act to honor veterans despite a medical condition in his back. Holding the salute for three or four hours while standing on concrete in his Marine dress blues is demanding to say the least-grueling would be a more accurate term. He became known to the world as The Saluting Marine for standing at attention for hours during the Rolling Thunder event held each spring in Washington, DC, that honors veterans and raises awareness of POW/MIA issues.
The first surprise in talking with United States Marine Corps Veteran Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers is how soft-spoken he is. Photo by Jennifer Berry, World History Group. Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers during his hours-long salute, Rolling Thunder 2013, Washington, DC. Tim Chambers, The Saluting Marine - Interview | HistoryNet Close
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