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Welcome to
Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Indiana Chapter #1
Family Members of Former Prisoner of War (POW)
or
Missing in Action (MIA)
$1,000 Scholarship Opportunity The
Rolling Thunder® Indiana Chapter #1 is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a high
school senior or student receiving the GED seeking a higher education at an
accredited college, university, or trade school. The
applicant must be a resident of Indiana and have a verifiable family
relationship to a former Prisoner of War (POW) or an Missing in
Action (MIA). For
detail on the scholarship program and copy of the the application, click on the below link. Scholarship Program
and Application
POW*MIA Chair of Honor Dedication
Rushville Elks Lodge #1307, Rushville Indiana
October 9, 2024
On October 9, 2024 Rolling
Thunder® Indiana Chapter #1 dedicated it’s 17th POW*MIA Chair of
Honor at the Rushville Elks Lodge #1307 in Rushville, IN. The POW*MIA Chair of Honor
is an empty chair that is a sacred reminder for our military service men and
women who have answered the call to duty and have yet to return home, who are
listed among the Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. This chair is
reserved as a seat of honor that they are “NOT
FORGOTTEN”.
Additional details on our POW*MIA
Chairs of Honor can be seen by scrolling down the page and clicking on the pictures.
Rolling Thunder® Mission Statement
“The
major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is to
publicize POW-MIA issues. To educate the public that many American
Prisoners of War were left behind after all past wars and to help
correct the past and to protect future veterans from being left behind
should they become Prisoners of War-Missing In Action. We are also
committed to helping American veterans from all wars.”
Indiana
has
over 1,700 Warfighters still listed as unaccounted-for since WWII. The
Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Indiana Chapter 1 mission
is not over until all of our missing are accounted for.
Rolling Thunder®, Inc Indiana Chapter #1POW*MIA Chairs of Honor
The
placement of these special chairs are in honor of those who answered the call
to duty and have yet to return to family and home, who are listed among the
Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA).
These
special Chairs of Honor are physical symbols of the 80,000 American Service
Members who are listed as Unaccounted-For Nationwide since WWII. Indiana alone
has 104 MIAs from WWI, 1,498 from WWII, 170 from the Korean War, and 51 from the Vietnam War.
These
Chairs of Honor are reserved as a seat of honor that THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN”.
Click on the picture for more details on the specific Chair of Honor.
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated November 2, 2014
Lucas Oil Stadium
500
S Capitol Ave
Indianapolis,
IN 46225
Chair is located in section 423
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POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated January 11, 2016
Indiana State House
200
W Washington Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46204 |
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated May 26, 2016
Indiana War Memorial
431
N Meridian Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46204 |  POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated November 19, 2016
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1202
E 38th Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46205 |
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated April 1, 2017
Coachman Restaurant
6112 Cambridge Way
Plainfield, IN 46168 | 
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated May 25, 2017
Indianapolis International Airport
7800
Col H Weir Cook Mem Drive
Indianapolis,
IN 46241
Chair is located in Baggage Claim Next to the USO |
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated November 12, 2017
Bankers Life Field House
125
S Pennsylvania St,
Indianapolis, IN 46204 | 
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated July 1, 2018
Covington Court House
301 4th Street COURTHOUSE
Covington
IN 47932
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POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated November 9, 2018
Indiana Military Veterans
Hall of Fame
East 56th Street and Herbert Lord Road
Lawrence,
IN |  POW*MIA Chair of HonorDedicated September 7, 2019
Grissom Air Museum
1000
West Hoosier Boulevard
Peru, IN 46970 |
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated September 15, 2019
Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery
1415
Msh North Gate Road
Madison,
IN 47250
|  POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated September 19, 2019
Plainfield High School
1
Red Pride Drive
Plainfield,
IN 46168
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 POW*MIA Chair of HonorDedicated December 22, 2021
Disabled American Veterans Headquarters
170 Airport Pkwy Ste A
Greenwood, IN 46143 | 
POW*MIA Chair of Honor
Dedicated November 14, 2022
Purdue Memorial Union
101 North Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47908 |
 
POW*MIA
Chair of Honor
POW*MIA Chair of Honor Dedicated
May 18, 2024
Dedicated October 9,
2024
Indianapolis
Motor Speedway
Rushville Elks Lodge #1307
4790 W. 16th Street
223 E. 3rd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46222
Rushville, IN 46173
Section 59, Tower Terrace
Rolling
Thunder® Indiana Chapter #1 considers the dedication of these special
Chairs of Honor as part of our mission in bringing awareness to the
public about our Nation’s POWs and MIAs and to remind the family
members of these Heroes that their loved one will not be forgotten.
Rolling Thunder® Indiana Chapter #1 is
a nonprofit organization and relies on donations from Sponsors and
Individuals to have the necessary funds to carry on with our POW/MIA
mission and special projects like the POW*MIA Chairs of Honor.
If
you feel that are mission is important, and needs to carry on, please
consider being a sponsor or make an in-kind donation. Please click on
the below URL to get the details on our sponsorship program.
 Message
from the President
Thank
you for taking the time to visit our web site. The above mission
statement tells you what Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Indiana Chapter #1 is
all about. Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Indiana Chapter 1 is a
group of
American Citizens - Veterans and non-Veterans - that have a strong
belief that there are still several unresolved Prisoner of War (POW)
and Missing In Action (MIA) cases from all past wars that need to be
fully investigated, especially Vietnam.
Some people are under the impression that Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is a
Motorcycle Club. Rolling
Thunder®, Inc. is not a motorcycle club,
but a group of Veterans and non-Veterans that help bring awareness to
the public that we still have War-Fighters that have not come home and
they must NOT be
Forgotten.
Some of us ride Motorcycles because they make noise and get people’s
attention. Once we get their attention, we can tell them about our
POW/MIA mission and what the Chapter is doing to help our Indiana
War-Fighters and Veterans.
Rolling Thunder®, Inc. has four
Chapters within Indiana. All four Chapters are involved in bringing
awareness to the public about POWs, MIAs, and helping our Indiana
Veterans in need.
Rolling Thunder® Indiana uses several
tools to help bring awareness to the public. Some of these tools
include, the Missing Man Table ceremony, the Roll Call ceremony, the
Indiana POW/MIA License Plate, POW/MIA Flag Raising Ceremonies, and the
POW*MIA Chair of Honor displays.
Rolling Thunder® Indiana
Chapter 1 has installed POW*MIA Chairs of Honor in multiple venues
throughout Indiana. The purpose of these special Chairs of Honor is remind the public that
not all of our War-Fighters have come home and they MUST NOT be FORGOTTEN.
They also send a message to the love ones of our POWs and MIAs that
their love one will not be forgotten. We hope to install many more of
these special Chairs of Honor throughout Indiana. Listed above are the
POW*MIA Chairs of Honor that the Chapter has dedicated to date. If you would like to have a POW*MIA Chair of Honor in your venue, please contact me at the below email address.
The
Indiana POW/MIA License Plate is another important tool that Rolling
Thunder® Indiana has to help bring awareness to the public about our
POWs and MIAs. 100% of the proceeds collected from the sale of the
POW/MIA License Plate is deposited into the Indiana Military Family
Relief Fund (MFRF), which is used to provide our Indiana War-Fighters,
Veterans, and their families a helping hand when needed. The Indiana
POW/MIA License Plate is available through the Bureau of Motor Vehicle
(BMV). Please ask for the POW/MIA License Plate the next time you visit
the BMV.
The Chapter is very active with our POW/MIA mission
and I hope that you will consider attending one of our Chapter meetings
to see what we are all about. Please take a few minutes and scroll down
the menu bar to the left of the webpage for more information
on
our Chapter. Our Chapter Calendar of Events is located under the Chapter Activities
menu, or you can click on the below Link.
Again, thank you for visiting our web site and I hope to see you at our
next Chapter meeting.
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