UNITED STATES: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLISTS CONVERGE ON CAPITAL WASHINGTON FOR ANNUAL "ROLLING THUNDER" RIDE TO HONOUR AMERICA'S WAR VETERANS
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UNITED STATES: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLISTS CONVERGE ON CAPITAL WASHINGTON FOR ANNUAL "ROLLING THUNDER" RIDE TO HONOUR AMERICA'S WAR VETERANS
- Title: UNITED STATES: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLISTS CONVERGE ON CAPITAL WASHINGTON FOR ANNUAL "ROLLING THUNDER" RIDE TO HONOUR AMERICA'S WAR VETERANS
- Date: 28th May 2000
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 28, 2000) (REUTERS-ACCESS ALL) 1. LV: BEGINNING OF MOTORCYCLE PROCESSION 0.11 2. MV: PEOPLE WATCHING PROCESSION FROM THE SIDEWALK 0.16 3. LV: MOTORCYCLISTS STREAMING BY 0.21 4. VARIOUS OF MOTORCYCLISTS (4 SHOTS) 0.52 5. SV: WOMAN MOTORCYCLISTS HANDING U.S. FLAG TO YOUNG BOY 0.59 6. MV/SV: VIETNAM WALL WITH MAN RUBBING THE IMPRINT OF FRIEND'S NAME (2 SHOTS) 1.08 7. CLOSER SHOT OF MAN RUBBING THE IMPRINT 1.15 8. WIDE SHOT OF PEOPLE IN LINE AT WALL AND WREATHS AND FLOWERS LINED UP NEAR WALL 1.20 9. SV: MAN HUGGING OTHER MAN 1.26 10. SCU: MALE AND FEMALE HUGGING AND STROKING EACH OTHER 1.33 11. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) )(English) VIETNAM VETERAN, JAMES FRANKLIN OF LIBERAL, KANSAS SAYING, "When the bullets were flying and the bombs were bursting, there were two things that made me have the fortitude to get up and do what needed to be done at the time. One was I knew the medic would come get me as soon as I was hit even if he died in the process. And the other was that we don't leave anybody behind. I don't understand why our country should operate from a different standard than we operated in the field. We need to bring closure to this thing by bringing these people back or by making every effort we can to do that. It doesn't seem that that is being done," 2.07 12. LV/WS: PEOPLE IN LINE LOOKING AT MEMORIAL (2 SHOTS) 2.16 13. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) RAMONA PALMER OF DUBLIN, VIRGINIA SAYING, "I would like them to know that it was for something. A lot of people say that war, all wars were useless because it is killing other human beings but there is a time that you have to fight for your country and those men and women did that and we appreciate them and their families." 2.38 14. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHEERING PASSING MOTORCYCLISTS (4 SHOTS) 3.07 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
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- Country: USA
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