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    After Decades, 'Rolling Thunder' To Make Its Last Big Ride Through Washington, D.C.

    The sound of motorcycles rumbling through the nation's capital has been a staple of Memorial Day weekend since 1988.
    by Ian Stewart Dec 14, 2018 2 minutes
    A U.S. Marine salutes as participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally rumble through Washington, D.C., in 2017. Organizers say the 2019 event will be the last in D.C.

    Come 2020, Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., will be a whole lot quieter.

    Rolling Thunder, the veterans advocacy group that organizes a massive annual motorcycle ride through the nation's capital, announced this week that the gathering in 2019 will be its last big rally.

    The sound of thousands of motorcycles rumbling

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