Memorial Day: Rolling Thunder remembers the fallen

Motorcycle riders start their ride from the Pentagon parking lot, for the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

Bikers participate in a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A reverend blesses bikes during a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral May 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images
 

The Rev. Carl Walter Wright, Bishop Suffragan for Armed Service and Federal Ministries, blesses bikes during a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The Rev. Carl Walter Wright, Bishop Suffragan for Armed Service and Federal Ministries, blesses bikes during a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Bikers participate in a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral May 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Bikers participate in a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Bikers participate in a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A motorcycle rider waits for the start of Rolling Thunder in the Pentagon parking lot, during the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

Rolling Thunder founder Sgt. Artie Muller starts Rolling Thunder 2017 in the Pentagon parking lot, at the start of the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and a friend watch a B-52 bomber conduct a ceremonial fly-over above the Pentagon. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

Barbara Hall from North Carolina (wearing a plastic bag as a head covering from the rain) gives a thumbs-up to passing participants in the Rolling Thunder event. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A passenger on a motorcycle takes a photo as they and thousands of others made their way on Constitution Ave. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

(2nd from left) Witol "Rube" Rubel, President of the Combat Warriors Motorcycle Club (based in Laconia, N.H.) watches the parade of bikes with fellow club members on Constitution Ave. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Gold Star Mothers participate in a candlelight vigil at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial May 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong/Getty Images

Gold Star Mothers read out the names of their lost loved ones during a candlelight vigil at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial May 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong/Getty Images

By Natalie Dreier

WASHINGTON — Members of the motorcycle group Rolling Thunder have continued their 30-year tradition to make sure that the nation's fallen haven't been forgotten.

Thousands of motorcyclists rode into the nation’s capital in honor of Memorial Day.

They started the ride by meeting at the Pentagon before crossing the Arlington Memorial Bridge before parading through the streets of Washington, D.C., WTOP reported.

They arrived Sunday before visiting Veterans Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and The World War II Memorial, WTOP reported.

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"It's too many guys that haven't come home," one rider told WRC Sunday.

Participants also took part in the Blessing of the Bikes at the National Cathedral, WRC reported.

Riders come from all over the country, including one person who told WTOP that he flew his bike from Hawaii to California before continuing on a cross-country ride to D.C.