2019 EVENTS
December 16, 2019 - WWII MIA PFC John R. Bayens USMC Funeral and Burial - Louisville, Ky
December 14, 2019 - Wreaths Across America - Camp Nelson National Cemetery & Fairview Cemetery
December 13, 2019 - WWII MIA PFC John R. Bayens USMC Return - Louisville, Ky
December 11, 2019 - Ceremony Remembering WWII MIA Ensign William Hedrick USN - Transylvania University
December 9, 2019 - POW☆MIA Chair of Honor Dedication and reading of all 1312 Kentuckian MIA names - State Capitol Frankfort, Ky
December 9, 2019 - Gold Star Families Monument Dedication - State Capitol Frankfort, Ky
December 7, 2019 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day POW☆MIA Flag Raising 2 - Jessamine County, Ky
December 7, 2019 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day POW☆MIA Flag Raising 1 - Jessamine County, Ky
December 7, 2019 - Snowball Express Flight - Bluegrass Airport Lexington, Ky
December 1, 2019 - Captain John Stringer POW☆MIA Remembrance Day and Wreath Laying Ceremony - Richmond, Ky
November 24, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag Raising - Veterans Park Lexington, Ky
November, 24, 2019 - Colonel Joseph Morrison POW☆MIA Remembrance Day and Wreath Laying Ceremony - Lexington, Ky
November 23, 2019 POW☆MIA Flag Raising - Ramey Park Veterans Memorial - Salyersville, Ky
November 23, 2019 Funeral Services for Korea MIA PFC Ray Fairchild USMC - Salyersville, Ky
November 21, 2019 Welcome and Escort Home for Korea MIA PFC Ray Fairchild USMC - Lexington, Ky
November 20, 2019 POW☆MIA Flag Raising - Veterans Memorial - Crab Orchard, Ky
November 19, 2019 POW☆MIA Flag Raising - Jessamine Career And Technology Center, Nicholasville, Ky
November 14, 2019 - POW☆MIA Chair of Honor Dedication Ceremony - EKU Richmond, Ky
November 11, 2019 - Veteran's Day Ceremonies with RTKY5 throughout Kentucky
November 11, 2019 - Veteran's Day Ceremony & POW☆MIA Flag Raising - Toyota Georgetown, Ky
November 1, 2019 - Welcome and Escort Home for WWII MIA Jacob Givens USA - Lexington, Ky
October 26, 2019 - Lt. Colonel Kenneth A. Stonebraker Remembrance Day and Wreath Laying Ceremony - Jeffersontown, KY
October 3, 2019 - Welcome Home and Escort for WWII MIA Ulis C. Steely USN - Lexington, Ky
September 20, 2019 - EKU Veterans Appreciation Night - Richmond, Ky
September 20, 2019 - Korean War Peace Medal Ceremony - Kentucky National Guard Frankfort, Ky
September 20, 2019 - National POW☆MIA Recognition Day - State Capitol Frankfort, Ky
September 15, 2019 - Thomson Hood Veterans Home Visit & City Park Flagpole Plaque Mounting - Wilmore, Ky
September 11, 2019 - Rededication Ceremony at the Fallen Firefighter and Fallen Peace Officer Memorial - Lexington, Ky
September 11, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag Raising Lawrenceburg City Hall - Lawrenceburg, Ky
September 11, 2019 - Annual Wreath Laying at the Healing Field - Lawrenceburg, Ky
September 8, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag Replacement V.F.W. Post 680 - Lexington, Ky
September 6, 7, 2019 - Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2019 - Lexington, Ky
September 1, 2019 - St. Michael's Cemetery - Louisville, Ky
September 1, 2019 - POW☆MIA Remembrance Ceremony for LCpl Martin W. Prather - Louisville, Ky
August 15, 2019 - Presentation of POW☆MIA Flag and Plaque to Country Boy Brewing - Georgetown, Ky
August 3, 2019 - POW☆MIA Remembrance Ceremony for Captain Joseph S. Ross - Florence, Ky
July 17 & 19, 2019 - Korean War MIA PFC James Williams Airport Escort and Funeral - Hopkinsville, Ky
July 13, 2019 - POW☆MIA Remembrance Ceremony for Captain James V. Dawson USAF - Ashland, Ky
July 4, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag Raising - City Hall Nicholasville, Ky
July 4, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag Raising Jessamine County Fire Department - Nicholasville, Ky
July 4, 2019 - Wilmore, Ky 4th of July Parade
June 19, 2019 - Honors Ceremony for 29 Veterans - Thomson-Hood Veterans Home Wilmore,Ky
June 13, 14, 15, 2019 - Wilmore, Ky Events - TV Shoot, Traveling KY Vietnam Wall Escort, Flagpole and Flags Dedication, Candlelight Vigil at The Wall
June 8, 2019 - POW/MIA Flag Guard Event - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Frankfort, Ky
June 7, 2019 - PFC Alvin H. Perry French Legion of Honor - Wilmore, Ky
May 23-27, 2019 - Washington D.C. and Rolling Thunder XXXII
May 22, 2019 - 50 State Tour POW☆MIA Flag - Day 5
May 21, 2019 - 50 State Tour POW☆MIA Flag - Day 4
May 20, 2019 - 50 State Tour POW☆MIA Flag - Day 3
May 19, 2019 - 50 State Tour POW☆MIA Flag - Day 2
May 19, 2019 - POW☆MIA Remembrance Ceremony for PFC Gary L. Hall USMC - Covington, Ky
May 18, 2019 - Travel to Grundy, Virginia and begin our time with the 50 State Tour POW☆MIA Flag
Day 1
Day 1
May 16, 17, 18, 2019 - POW☆MIA Chair of Honor Dedication in Kentucky Proud Park - Lexington, Ky
May 11, 2019 - RTKY5 Fundraiser at Rural King - Winchester, Ky
May 2, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag Replacement Camp Nelson Heritage Park National Monument - Nicholasville, Ky
May 2, 2019 - POW☆MIA Flag order adjustment - Jessamine County Courthouse
April 28, 2019 POW☆MIA Flag Raising - Moonlite BBQ Owensboro, Ky
April 28, 2019 Colonel Charles E. Shelton MIA Remembrance Ceremony - Owensboro, Ky
April 26, 27, 2019 Escort Home and Funeral for WWII MIA Fireman 3rd Class Willard I. Lawson - KY>IN
April 20, 2019 Supporting POW☆MIA Flag Guard’s event Plaques for Patriots Awards Ceremony - VFW Post 680
April 13, 2019 - Major Alan P. Mateja MIA Remembrance Ceremony - Louisville, Ky
April 6, 2019 - Presentation of the POW☆MIA Flag carried on the field during the Chairs of Honor Dedication Game November 3rd to the University of Kentucky Football Team. - Lexington, Ky
March 29, 2019 - National Vietnam War Veterans Day - State Capitol Frankfort, Ky
March 28, 2019 - Educate and Raise POW☆MIA Flags at 3 Madison County, Ky Schools
March 23, 2019 - Lt. Commander John B. Tapp MIA Remembrance Ceremony - Harrodsburg, Ky
March 17, 2019 - Remembering Our Friend, Tom Adkins - Lexington, Ky
March 16, 2019 - Thomson Hood Veterans Home Visit - Wilmore, Ky
March 9, 2019 - 1st Lt John Douglas Hale Remembrance Ceremony - Brandenburg, Ky
March 3, 2019 - CWO William P. Milliner Remembrance Ceremony - Louisville, Ky
February 24, 2019 - Franklin Sousley Remembrance Elizaville, Ky
February 15, 2019 - Educating and POW☆MIA Flag raising at 2 Schools in Berea, Ky
January & February - Plaques for Support Presentations
January 12, 2019 Major Carl Berg Mitchell - Remembrance Ceremony - Mt Sterling, Ky
January 6, 2019 Commander Michael G. Hoff - Remembrance Ceremony - Elizabethtown, Ky
January 5, 2019 Captain Mac Byrd - 50th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony - Berea, Ky
2018 events
14 January 2018 - Flag Presentation from RTKY5 to PO1 Samuel W. Crowder Family
February 18, 2018 - PFC Franklin Sousley Remembrance Ceremony - Elizaville, Ky Cemetery
March 2, 2018 - USA Cares American Proud Dinner - Lexington, Ky
March 7, 2018 America First Policies with Vice President Mike Pence - Versailles, Ky
March 12, 2018 Traveling Kentucky Vietnam Wall Unveiling Ceremony - Frankfort, Ky
March 17, 2018 St Patrick's Day Parade - Lexington, Ky
March 21, 2018 Jack Baker French Legion of Honor Awarding Ceremony - Olive Hill, Ky
March 31, 2018 Run for the Hills III
April 28, 2018 Elizabethtown Vietnam Wall Dedication
May 12, 2018 POW☆MIA Flag 50 State Tour - Transfer to Man O War H-D Ceremony
May 13, 2018 POW☆MIA Flag 50 State Tour - Transfer to RTKY5 Ceremony and Day 1 Grayson and Berea, Ky
May 14, 2018 POW☆MIA Flag 50 State Tour - Day 2 Frankfort, Louisville, Covington, Ft Thomas, Nicholasville, Lexington, Ky
May 15, 2018 POW☆MIA Flag 50 State Tour - Day 3 Lexington, Elizabethtown, Brandenburg, Owensboro, Sebree, Hopkinsville, Ky
May 16, 2018 POW☆MIA Flag 50 State Tour - Day 4 Hopkinsville, Bowling Green, Glasgow, Somerset, Ky and Transfer to AmVets
May 19, 2018 POW☆MIA Flag 50 State Tour - The Ride Home to Grundy, VA
May 20, 2018 RTKY5 Donation to Flag & Flower Fundraiser and Matthew Bradford Shirts for Walter Reed Visit - Nicholasville, Ky
May 23, 2018 Run for the Wall XXX - KY Vietnam Memorial Frankfort, Ky
May 24, 2018 RTKY5 on the road to Washington D.C.
May 25, 2018 PGR Mission in Arlington National Cemetery
May 25, 2018 Arlington, Iwo Jima Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Candlelight Vigil, Washington D.C.
May 26, 2018 Walter Reed Medical Center Visit, Honor Flight KY - Washington D.C.
May 27, 2018 Ride for Freedom XXXI - Washington D.C.
May 26, 2018 Honor Flight Kentucky - Lexington Bluegrass Airport
June 3, 2018 Camp Nelson Honor Guard Car Show Fundraiser - Leestown Rd VA
June 14, 2018 Flag and Flower Challenge with Preston Sharp - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
June 15, 2018 Traveling Kentucky Vietnam Wall Escort, Set up & Candlelight Vigil
June 16, 2018 USA Cares Flags Ride and RTKY5 Flag Raisings - Lexington, Ky
June 23, 2018 Mission 22 Event Sgt Strother Memorial Ruck or Ride, 22 For The 22
July 4, 2018 RTKY5 Parade Trifecta - Versailles, Lexington and Lawrenceburg, Ky
August 7, 2018 KY Veterans Hall of Fame 2018 Class Announcement - Frankfort, Ky
August 9, 2018 Leestown VA Medical Center Renaming Ceremony - Lexington, Ky
August 15, 2018 Escort home for Korea MIA PFC Joe S. Elmore - Nashville, Tn to Albany, Ky
August 17-18, 2018 PFC Joe Elmore Visitation, Funeral and Cemetery Escort - Albany, Ky
September 11, 2018 RTKY5 Annual Wreath Laying - Healing Fields Lawrenceburg, Ky
September 22, 2018 Honor Flight Departure & Return - Lexington, Ky
September 29, 2018 Thunder in the Bluegrass V Fundraiser - Lexington, Ky
October 6, 2018 Vietnam War Monument Dedication - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
October 13, 2018 Honor Flight Kentucky (All Vietnam Veterans) - Bluegrass Airport
October 19, 2018 Foothills Festival - Albany, Ky
October 27, 2018 Kenneth Stonebraker MIA Memorial Brick Dedication - Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West
November 1 - 3, 2018 UK Football Stadium POW☆MIA 4 Chairs Dedication with KY Vietnam MIA Families
November 4, 2018 Veterans VA5K - Lexington, Ky VA Medical Center
November 8, 2018 Week of Valor Veteran Resource Fair - Lexington, Ky
November 9, 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony - Shannon Johnson Elementary School Berea, Ky
November 9, 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony McLean County High School ROTC - Calhoun, Ky
November 10, 2018 Wilmore & Lexington, Ky Veterans Day Parades
November 11, 2018 Walmart Veterans Day Ceremony - Winchester, Ky
November 17, 2018 UK & UL AFROTC POW*MIA Run - Lexington to Frankfort, Ky
November 25, 2018 Colonel Joseph C. Morrison - USAF 50th Anniversary of Date Last Seen - Lexington, Ky
December 1, 3, 4, 2018 PFC Robert J. Sipes Escort Home, Visitation, Funeral - Louisville to Irvington, Ky
December 2, 2018 Remembrance Ceremony for Capt. John C. Stringer II - Richmond, Ky
December 13, 15, 2018 Wreaths Across America Escort, Unloading and Ceremony - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
December 30, 2018 MIA Remembrance for PFC Larry A. Bullock - Pulaski County, Ky
2017 Events
January 20, 2017 USA Cares "Boots in the Bluegrass" - Lexington, Ky
February 19, 2017 Franklin Sousley Remembrance Ceremony - Elizaville, Ky Cemetery
April 2, 2017 - Birthday Card Delivery and Rolling Thunder Junior Member Patch for Aaron Stamper. Estill County, Ky
April 4, 2017 - Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Dedication - Lexington, Ky
Rolling Thunder members with Lt. Governor Jenean M. Hampton hwwmohf.org/lexington-ky.html
Rolling Thunder members with Lt. Governor Jenean M. Hampton hwwmohf.org/lexington-ky.html
April 8, 2017 - Our Spring Poker Run & Fundraiser at Indian Motorcycle of Lexington
April 22, 2017 Honor Flight Kentucky Ceremonies for Departure and Return - Bluegrass Airport
May 20, 2017 Honor Flight Kentucky Ceremonies for Departure and Return - Bluegrass Airport
May 22, 2017 Healing Fields Flag Replacement Ceremony - Lawrenceburg, Ky
May 24, 2017 - Run For The Wall® recognizes the sacrifices and contributions made by ALL VETERANS who have served our nation. - Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Frankfort Ky https://rftw.us/
May 26-29, 2017 Washington D.C. Rolling Thunder XXX "Ride For Freedom", Arlington Cemetery, Walter Reed Hospital Visit, Flame of Freedom
August 12, 2017 American and POW-MIA Flag Replacement Ceremony at Camp Nelson Heritage Park. Part of the USA Cares Flags Ride
August 26, 2017 Our "Thunder in the Bluegrass" IV Fundraiser held at Renegade Classics Lexington
September 2, 2017 Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall - Cave City, Ky
September 11, 2017 Healing Fields 9/11 Wreath Laying Remembrance Ceremony - Lawrenceburg, Ky
September 14, 2017 Wall 2 Wall POW/MIA Flag Escort - American and POW/MIA flags flown over the Vietnam Wall in DC were lowered and then transported nearly 800 miles on the back of a motorcycle to be raised over the construction site of another full-sized, black granite Vietnam Wall located in Perryville, Missouri (Kentucky part of the Route - Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Frankfort, Lunch in Midway, Coin presentation in Winchester, Ky)
September 16, 2017 Honor Flight Kentucky Departure & Return - Bluegrass Airport
October 14, 2017 Honor Flight Kentucky Departure & Return - Bluegrass Airport
October 21, 2017 Funeral services for Pretty Boy - This horse participated in approximately 1000 funerals and carried the bodies of our Nation's fallen heroes since 2008 at Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
November 3, 2017 - Our Officers attending the annual Rolling Thunder National Conference in Washington D.C.
November 4, 2017 UK Air Force ROTC POW/MIA Run - The 290th Cadet Wing (University of Kentucky) remember and honor those who are prisoners of war or missing in action with a 29 mile run. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Frankfort Ky
November 5, 2017 VA5K - This annual event benefits the Fisher House, a comfort home where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment at the Lexington, Ky Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
November 8, 2017 Assisting Military Missions Inc in putting together care packages for our deployed Troops - Lexington, Ky
November 11, 2017 Veterans Day Parade - Lexington, Ky
December 7-9, 2017 PO1 Samuel W. Crowder MIA Homecoming - Louisville, Ky
December 9, 2017 Snowball Express flight from Bluegrass Airport carrying Gold Star Families to Dallas, Texas
December 16, 2017 - Wreaths Across America, Camp Nelson Cemetery - Wojo’s Wreath laying
December 12 & 16, 2017 Thomson Hood Veterans Home Walmart Shopping Spree and Christmas Delivery
2016 events
March 26, 2016 - Run For The Hills
April 27, 2016 University of Kentucky Army ROTC POW-MIA Chair Dedication
May 25, 2016 Run for the Wall - Frankfort, Ky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
May 29, 2016 Rolling Thunder Ride For Freedom XXIX - Washington D.C.
May 30, 2016 Memorial Day - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
June 6, 2016 POW-MIA Chair of Honor Presentation - Versailles, Ky City Hall
July 4, 2016 - July 4th Parades
August 20, 2016 Thunder in the Bluegrass III Fundraiser - Man-o-War Harley Davidson Lexington, Ky
August 27, 2016 Honor Flight Kentucky Departure & Return - Bluegrass Airport
October 1, 2016 Honor Flight Kentucky Departure & Return - Bluegrass Airport
November 5, 2016 VA5K - Lexington VA Medical Center
November 7, 2016 Military Missions Inc Lexington, Ky - "Operation Send Christmas" Packing care boxes for Deployed Troops
November 11, 2016 - Veterans Day Ceremony Camp Nelson National Cemetary
November 12, 2016 - UK Air Force ROTC POW/MIA Run - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Frankfort, Ky
December 3, 2016 - Versailles, Ky Christmas Parade
December 12, 2016 Military Missions Inc Lexington, Ky- Teamed up with Boy Scouts to Pack Care Boxes for Deployed Troops
December 14, 2016 Shopping trip to Georgetown, Ky Walmart for Thomson Hood Veterans Home
December 17, 2016 Wreaths Across America - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
2015 events
March 21, 2015 Old Frankfort Pk Adopt a Highway Clean up - Lexington, Ky
May 19, 2015 - Run For The Wall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Frankfort, Ky
May 20, 2015 Camp Nelson Honor Guard Headquarters American & POW-MIA Flag Replacement
June 13, 2015 Lexington Legends Military Appreciation Night
July 3, 2015 Versailles, Ky 4th of July Parade
August 7, 2015 Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall Ceremony - Thomson-Hood Veterans Home Wilmore, Ky
August 21, 2015 Thunder in the Bluegrass II Fundraiser - Man-O-War Harley Davidson Lexington, Ky
September 10, 2015 9/11 Wreath Laying & Remembrance - Healing Fields Lawrenceburg, Ky
September 11, 2015 Boots in the Bluegrass - Kentucky Horse Park
September 18, 2015 POW-MIA Remembrance - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
September 26, 2015 Honor Flight Kentucky Departure & Return - Bluegrass Airport
October 11, 2015 D.A.R. Vietnam 50th Anniversary Wreath Laying - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Frankfort, Ky
October 25, 2015 Old Frankfort Pike Adopt a Highway Clean up - Lexington, Ky
November 6-7, 2015 - Rolling Thunder National Conference - Washington D.C.
November 7, 2015 Air Force ROTC POW-MIA Awareness 29 Mile Run - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Frankfort, Ky
November 11, 2015 Veterans Day - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
November 14, 2015 Assisting Colonel Tracy Lucas with Camp Nelson Honor Guard Headquarters repairs
December 5, 2015 Christmas Parade and POW-MIA Flag Raising - Versailles, Ky
December 10, 2015 Walmart Shopping Trip for Thomson-Hood Veterans Home
December 12, 2015 Wreaths Across America - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
December 12, 2015 Thomson-Hood Veterans Home Gift Delivery & Visit - Wilmore, Ky
2014 events
May 18, 2014 - RTKY 5 and 6 Wreath at Vietnam Memorial & Healing Fields
June 14, 2014 - RTKY Poker Run with Chapter 4
June 26, 2014 - Thomson-Hood Veterans Home Picnic - Wilmore, Ky
July 3, 2014 - Lexington Legends Military Appreciation Night
August 16, 2014 - Thunder in the Bluegrass I Fundraiser - Man-O-War Harley Davidson Lexington, Ky
September 11, 2014 - 9/11 Wreath Laying - Healing Fields Lawrenceburg, Ky
October 18, 2014 - Martin, Ky POW-MIA Flag Raising
November 7-8, 2014 - Rolling Thunder National Conference - Washington D.C.
November 11, 2014 Veterans Day - Camp Nelson National Cemetery
December 6, 2014 Thompson-Hood Veterans Home Christmas Delivery - Wilmore, Ky
2013 events
November 2, 2013 - POW-MIA Chair of Honor Dedication - Lexington Legends Ball Park
