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Chewy the biker dog, based out of Kipling, N.C., gets a drink of water during the annual Rolling Thunder ride on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Ssgt. Tim Chambers from San Diego, Calif. stands at attention and salutes the fallen soldier's helmet, rifle and boots as motorcyclists pass by near the Lincoln Memorial during the annual Rolling Thunder event on Sunday, May 27, 2012. This is the fifth year that Ssgt. Chambers has volunteered to salute during the event. He often stands there for upwards of three hours while all the bikes pass by. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Bikers ride past a memorial screen along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. during the 25th anniversary of Rolling Thunder on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A spectator near the Lincoln Memorial holds a sign up saying "Thank you for my freedom" as motorcycles pass by during the annual Rolling Thunder ride on Sunday, May 27, 2012. The ride honors veterans, particularly those who have fallen in the line of duty or who are missing in action. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mike Evangelho, of Brick, N.J. makes his way across the Memorial Bridge during the annual Rolling Thunder event. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Butch Ewing, of Kipling, N.C. loads Chewy the biker dog onto the back of his motorcycle as the two prepare to ride in the annual Rolling Thunder event. Chewy has logged thousands of miles on a motorcycle over the past several years, including 6,500 miles in the last 12 days, when he traveled across the country to honor fallen heroes, wounded warriors and others. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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While his wife Jaye holds a hand out to steady him, Harry Williams of Fayetteville, N.C. stands up on the back of his motorcycle to get a picture of all of the bikers in the Pentagon parking lot who are waiting to start the annual Rolling Thunder ride. The bikes leave the Pentagon and travel into town, ending up at the Vietnam Wall. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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John Ashton of Stawell, Victoria, Australia is seen reflected in the mirror of a motorcycle as he puts sunscreen on his face while waiting to ride in the 25th Rolling Thunder event. Ashton was visiting a friend who lives in New York, and the two of them came down to ride. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Motorcyclists gather in the Pentagon parking lot for Rolling Thunder on Sunday, May 27, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of bikers participated in this year's ride, the 25th anniversary of the event. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Kentucky lawyer Kent Masterson Brown spent years researching and writing a book about Lt. Alonzo Cushing. (Kent Masterson Brown)

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Spectators line the road near the Lincoln Memorial on a hot and humid Sunday as the motorcycles pass by to honor veterans, MIAs and POWs. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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"I've lost uncles and friends and everything" to combat, says Mike Evangelho of Brick, N.J., making his way across Memorial Bridge at the start of Sunday's Rolling Thunder rally. Although he was unable to serve in the military because of poor eyesight, this is the fifth year he has ridden, and he brought along a friend who served in Vietnam. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A motorcycle waiting at the Pentagon for the ride into the District features a picture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured in Afghanistan in June 2009 and still being held by the Taliban. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A boy stops to look at a makeshift memorial to Etan Patz in New York on Sunday. Etan was 6 when he disappeared in 1979. The memorial sprung up at the site where, according to police, suspect Pedro Hernandez claims the killing took place. (Associated Press)

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Brandon Parker, the son of Afghanistan War veteran Clifford Parker, is one of many children of disabled or wounded military service members who has attended Camp Corral, a free weeklong summer camp sponsored by the Golden Corral restaurant chain. (Camp Corral)

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Evan Anderson, Carolina Beach Ocean Rescue squad leader, places a sign in the sand closing the beach to swimming on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Carolina Beach, N.C., because of strong rip currents. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Matt Born)