Press Release: Pro Troop Demonstration during DNC in Denver

The Natural Family BLOG ^ | August 20, 2008 | Jenny Hatch

[Jenny Hatch]

Pro-Troop Demonstration brings Iraq / Afghanistan Vets and Military Families to Denver The American Victory Coalition brings a Pro-Victory/Pro-Troop message to Denver and the Democratic National Convention

Where: Pioneer Monument, on the northwest corner of Colfax Avenue and Broadway When: Sunday, August 24th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Invited participants include Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission, and Vets for Freedom.

Americans from near and far will assemble in Denver, CO to show their support for our troops and their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. For details and updates: www.LookingAtTheLeft.com

"One of the rally’s organizers recalls “One of my best friends went on three tours to the middle east, and died last year. His mom told me that when she told him she saw my pro-troops activism on a Denver Nine news story, he burst into tears while serving in Iraq.” Our troops need to know that the American public and our representatives in Washington have the resolve to see their missions completed. Public demonstrations of support on the home front boost the troops’ morale."

I have been helping Rona to organize the rally this week and was thrilled when she mentioned my friend Joe Mangus in the press release for our event.

Go Here to Learn More about Joe.

The whole press release is located below:

[Jenny Hatch]

Pro-Troop Demonstration brings Iraq / Afghanistan Vets and Military Families to Denver The American Victory Coalition brings a Pro-Victory/Pro-Troop message to Denver and the Democratic National Convention

Where: Pioneer Monument, on the northwest corner of Colfax Avenue and Broadway When: Sunday, August 24th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Americans from near and far will assemble in Denver, CO to show their support for our troops and their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. For details and updates: www.LookingAtTheLeft.com

One of the rally’s organizers recalls “One of my best friends went on three tours to the middle east, and died last year. His mom told me that when she told him she saw my pro-troops activism on a Denver Nine news story, he burst into tears while serving in Iraq.” Our troops need to know that the American public and our representatives in Washington have the resolve to see their missions completed. Public demonstrations of support on the home front boost the troops’ morale.

Our enemies understand that military strength is nothing without national support. George Orwell put it best in his 1941 essay Pacifism and the War "If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other...Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense."

Anti-war demonstrations today are generally organized by surprisingly radical anti-democratic groups. Even the most benign sounding organization in the coalition organizing the anti-war protest in Denver, a Quaker group called The American Friends Service Committee, supports America’s unilateral disarmament and supported the Vietnamese Communists, Pol Pot, Fidel Castro, and the PLO. This is but one example.

The rally location is adjacent to the anarchist/pacifist groups' main anti-war demonstration. The rally will also be face to face with Democratic Convention Delegates gathering for the DNC Host Committees Welcome Party.

Dynamic speakers from Vets for Freedom and prominent Colorado vets, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, will speak at the rally about their experiences and the importance of never surrendering to those who have vowed to destroy America and our allies. Debbie Lee, mother of the first Navy Seal to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom, will also address the crowd. She has been a leading spokesperson supporting the efforts of U.S. troops fighting in the war on terrorism.

Invited participants also include Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission, a not-for-profit, non partisan organization consisting of Gold and Blue Star families (whose loved ones have been killed or injured in battle, or who are still in harm’s way) and Americans who share a deep appreciation for our men and women in uniform. It is also comprised of patriotic Americans who have a desire to show their support for America’s heroes and their families.

The rally's purpose is to show the world America’s true colors: strength, compassion, and resolve in the war on terror. This is an opportunity for patriotic Americans to fight for the troops that are fighting so courageously for America. The organizers welcome everyone who wants to show their support for victory in the war against radical Islamic extremists and the regimes that support them.

Press contact for information: Rona Wronker, American Victory Coalition, 303 459-4931, rona@images76.com Debbie Lee is available for interviews. She is very articulate and would make a great guest for your show / subject for an article. She can be reached at 623-537-5322 , cell phone 541-400-0177 or crazilee007@msn.com

[Jenny Hatch]

Joe and Jen just before he deployed to Iraq. Joe served in the first gulf war, and went to Iraq twice during this recent conflict before he died an untimely death last year. He was a hero to our family long before the War started though. When our son Andrew was born in 1996, Joe was one of the first volunteer firemen to show up at our house after our home birth. Both Andy and I needed Emergency Transport and Joe ended up in the Ambulence with Andrew. He offered a prayer for our son that made an immediate difference in his vital signs as they traveled to the hospital. We will always love Joe for the hero he is.

[Dinah Lord]

Hero Joe bump

[Jenny Hatch]

More about Joe Mangus Here

Joe Mangus Hero

Nine News Story and after action report of the Freep that Joe's Mom saw on the news and told him about when he was serving in Iraq.

After Action Report of the 2005 Freep I did in Denver with Joe's Mom Ruth.

Jenny