I live in Columbus and work on Ft. Benning. This celebration began as a counter to the School of the Americas protestors that come out every year. SOA Watch is having their big annual protest this weekend, so supporters of the military in general and Ft. Benning in particular will have the God Bless Ft. Benning thing.
All in all, it's a big pain in the *ss for those of us that were planning on working this weekend. The long haired, pot smoking, peace loving, sock and sandal wearing, tie-dye making hippie freaks are already showing up.
The SOA protest is in a different location, is closer to Fort Benning right?