Rolling Thunder NC5 holds ceremony to honor POWs and MIAs; roll call lists 38 North Carolina service members still unaccounted for

On behalf of Rolling Thunder chapter NC5, a presenter welcomed attendees to a special ceremony honoring prisoners of war and those still missing in action and acknowledged several gold‑star families in attendance. The program included a reading of a presidential proclamation, a history of the POW/MIA flag and a formal roll call of service members listed as missing.

The ceremony's program noted that the roll call covered 38 North Carolina service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. Family members described personal loss and the difficulty of continuing searches decades after the conflict. The event concluded with music and the group's motto, "We ride for those that can't."