Posted on 03/24/2007 11:22:43 AM PDT by mdittmar
Gathering of Eagles March 17 2007 event in Washington, D.C. has proven Eagles are ready to network for action nation-wide. We don’t have a choice.
The anti-America, surrender shrill in the streets and Congress is destroying America…we must prepare to field hundreds of thousands of veterans, spouses, family members and other Americans in single events, or risk losing our nation and the freedom our blood secured. If we don’t, no one else will. There is only one choice…we must hit the streets in such massive numbers it will force leadership and attitude changes in America.
We must pick our battles carefully, but when we do, it must be massive, deliberate, non-violent, without compromise or apology in standing firm for America.
We must pick our battles carefully, but when we do, it must be massive, deliberate, non-violent, without compromise or apology in standing firm for America.
We can do this without a lot of formal organizational stuff that will tie our hands…we need to be free to act and able to contact each other.
A Gathering of Eagles informal national email net is essential and intended as an unofficial, ad hoc effort without bureaucratic entanglements, no dues, no 501C whatevers, but comprised of individuals with the motivation, drive, commitment, as displayed by Eagles on March 17, 2007.
This net is not intended to replace or interfere with any organization, existing communications apparatus, but to be used as an alert net that touches people and organizations across America, a vehicle to call for important/critical action in supporting America, our troops, or other actions as deemed appropriate. This net will function in a chain-of-command fashion.
It’s not clear who or what mechanism will comprise the informal national coordinator/staff but this does not hinder moving toward Regional and State Coordinators across America.
As the link below shows (the link is for boundaries only, not an education process), America is divided into five regions. Thus, we need ten volunteers(five coordinators with five back-up/assistant coordinators) that can devote the time and energy when required, has the expertise to carry out a coordinators function, and assume the responsibility.
Basic responsibility for Regional Coordinators will be to enlist/identify State coordinators for every State in his/her region; keep abreast of events, activities within the region ; identify regional action as necessary; recommend initiatives within a region for national support; be prepared to support other region initiatives; raise funds for regional events; and be prepared to assist national coordinator as requested.
State/back-up/assistant Coordinators will mirror Regional Coordinators responsibility at the State level and develop a coordinator net within each individual State.
The Mission Statement on www.gatheringofeagles.org
will reflect the principles of trust that continue to under-gird Gathering of Eagles activities (rallies, marches, other events) or any other undertaking that may be decided to pursue.
Names, email addresses, phone numbers of all coordinators will be maintained on www.gatheringofeagles.org web site as public information.
Those interested in assuming responsibility for any coordinator function (national, regional, state) should leave egos and personal politics behind, ensure you concur with Gathering of Eagles mission principles, volunteer and send a short synopsis of why you desire to serve and the background/personal characteristics you have that fits the job.
Send the volunteer information to Harry Riley, hmriley@cox.net.
Regional Coordinators will be selected at national, any State volunteer information will be held at national and passed to Regional Coordinators after selection for Regional personal selection process.
The United States is divided into five regions. These regions are the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West. The states in the five regions are all in the same geographical area of the United States.
There is no pride of ownership in this proposed action, so assume it will be an evolving initiative which the team effort we showed on March 17, 2007 will refine as needed…right now we need commitments and we need them quickly .
Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret
Gathering of Eagles Co-Coordinator
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FYI
I am in.
We've been asking forever when are we going to start taking our country back from the leftist? Where does the line form? Well, this may be the answer.
Roger that.
I am in. Live in Tarrant County (Fort Worth) Texas currently.
Just a SUGGESTION....
I'm thinking you could sell a fair number of "biker patches" with the GOE logo on them to raise money to defray expenses.
What a great idea! Colonel Riley, you really started something with The Gathering of Eagles. The outpouring of support and love for our troops--and for those who have gone before them--could be felt by those who were not able to be there. The photographs conveyed the spirit of the Gathering--I know I was cheering at my computer! And so sad that the weather kept me from being there.
It was obvious this was a genuine Homecoming for our Vietnam Veterans who stood guard over our sacred Memorials, and this time they were able to personally respond to the pathetic offerings of the Left.
This poignant article appeared in Friday's Philadelphia Inquirer, which usually bashes President Bush all the time; a good number of its comumnists are very liberal. I read it for the comics. This article was written by Kevin Ferris and I for one was truly amazed that it was printed. I e-mailed Mr. Ferris to thank him for it. He said he wasn't there, but talking to people has made him feel as tho he had been. I posted this on another thread, and he thanked me for it. This looks like it will be a long one, and I hope many Freepers will take the time to read it. Warning, your screen may be blurry.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20070323_Making_a_stand_at_the_Wall.html
So glad you posted that article!! It is a beauty. Looks like the line is forming here, behind Col Riley!
I'm in!
Ms.B
We're in.
Bump
I'd like to see a GOE event that stands alone, one that is not countering the leftists.
BTTT!!!!!!
BTTT
Oh do I agree with you. But I think we are about a year away from something that massive. But it can be done.
FreeRepubulic has carried the water too far by itself. It is going to take many conservative organizations to pull this off.
Those bastards stepped over the line on the 17th by potentially threatening the Viet Nam Memorial. Now they have woken a potential sleeping giant.
Count this old codger in.
Yorktown, VA is represented!
Both yorktownpatriot and darthyorktown will help coordinate local GOE chapters!
March 17th was the beginning of a patriotic revival in our great Republic!
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