Rolling Thunder 2010 (in HD)

On Memorial Day weekend every year, there's an event in Washington, DC, called "Rolling Thunder." It's an hours-long parade of motorcycles that starts at the Pentagon, passes Arlington Cemetery and rolls through the streets of DC. Rolling Thunder 2010 seemed a little shorter than in previous years, but it's still an impressive sight. I hope you enjoy this short documentary on Rolling Thunder 2010.

I shot this in HD with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 digital camera (which happens to do decent HD video) and edited it with Corel VideoStudio Pro x2. That's me doing the narration.

For more about me and what I do, check my website at http://www.bobkovacs.com.

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[cl65amg69]

Lol dis guy sounds like bob covax from wirefly.com where myself and all my ppl always order cellphones from

[pvreditor]

@cl65amg69 Yeah, that would be me...

[candymanal]

Unfortunately, the commentator describes this as a parade.

It is NOT!

It is a protest ride, bringing attention to our governments refusal,

to account for our MIA and POW's.

Military code of honor states, we will never leave a man behind.

None the less, our elected officials, refuse to honor that code.

It's time we all protest, and bring home those, who cannot speak..

[pvreditor]

@candymanal Did you read some of the comments below? This has been addressed.

From the standpoint of many ordinary citizens who just happened to be on the sidewalks during Rolling Thunder, this is a parade. It's stuff that happens on the street as you stand on the sidewalk. A protest and demonstration can have a parade... there is nothing demeaning or diminishing about that.

[Jessemichaelthe1st]

i was looking for the song

[pvreditor]

@Jessemichaelthe1st Any song in particular?

[pvreditor]

You are entitled to your opinion and I appreciate what you are saying. However, Veteran's Day is a national holiday for honoring all veterans, while Rolling Thunder is a local event intended to point out the hazards of serving in the military. The purposes of the two may coincide, but is that a bad thing? I was in the Army when being in the military was a dirty word, so a little extra celebration today looks great from my perspective. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your opinion.

[pvreditor]

Thanks for stopping by! However, I've been to several Rolling Thunder events and have never known the president to be at one. I don't think that says any more about this president than it does about the last one.

Rolling Thunder (and this video) have nothing to do with the president, so I will delete any further posts on this subject.

[obxfshr]

@candymanal Right on!! I get tired of this event being billed as a parade.

[pvreditor]

@thepowersportschanne Thanks! I encourage you to move around a lot and not shoot from just one location. It is great exercise and you get a variety of interesting shots. Be aware that police may prevent you from taking certain routes (the Memorial Bridge was closed to pedestrians in 2010 for some reason), so have a good map and lots of flexibility.

[thepowersportschanne]

Great video, I've stated planning on where I'll be shooting my video from to this year

[pvreditor]

@mustangbub03 Thanks for the nice comment!