Rolling Thunder Michigan Chapter 4

1988. Two thousand motorcycles cross the Memorial Bridge.

Three hundred thousand.

Artie Muller started Rolling Thunder because his brother was still listed as missing in Vietnam and the government had stopped looking. He chose motorcycles because the sound of three hundred thousand engines was the only statement loud enough to make what he felt audible to the people who needed to hear it.
The Capitol building felt it in its foundations.
That was the point.
Rolling Thunder ran for thirty-one years. The final official ride was 2019. The POW MIA mission never stopped. The riders never stopped.
Some statements only a motorcycle can make. Rolling Thunder made every one of them.

Lest we forget those who never came home. 🌹

Leo Gray was born on May 30, 1924, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. After graduating from Boston English High School in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and later earned his wings at Tuskegee Army Air Field as part of Class 44-G-SE on August 4, 1944.

Assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron of the famed 332nd Fighter Group, Gray flew 15 combat missions over Europe in the P-51 Mustang during World War II. Over a remarkable 41-year military career, Lt. Col. Gray earned the Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster, a Presidential Unit Citation, and the Mediterranean Theatre of Operation ribbon with three battle stars.

But his service did not end after the war. Gray devoted decades to education, agricultural research, youth mentorship, and preserving the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. Through his work with Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., the Boys & Girls Club of America, and the CAF Red Tail Squadron, he inspired countless young people to pursue aviation and believe in their potential.

“The Tuskegee Airmen are a classic example of overcoming adversity, and people in our country should know about it.”

We are honored to remember Leo Gray not only as a combat pilot, but as a lifelong educator, mentor, and ambassador for the values of courage, perseverance, and service.

Learn more: https://cafriseabove.org/leo-roger-gray/