[JDoutrider]

The smile on the troops diving by,

OOPs! No diving troops showed up, but a helluva lot of smiling troops DROVE, by!

[mdittmar]

A big, way to go westsiders, bump!!

[cake_crumb]

"I looked everywhere...including the garbage cans and grease pit outside of Galloping Gerdies Restaurant...nowhere I tell ya!"

LOL! Great job. Hope you got some media attention.

[anniegetyourgun]

Congrats!

[noexcuses]

Great job all!! You say none of the anti-war types showed up? Better yet!!

[Angelwood]

Awesome! I can picture the overpasses and street lined with enthusiastic people waving flags, holding signs, and cheering our troops on their way. Thank you all for being there and sharing the experience with the rest of us. FReep On!

[deadhead]

Thank You all for being there.

[SW6906]

Way to go! Thanks!

[armymarinemom]

WTG!!!! Bless you guys and our troops!

[hoagy62]

Just to let y'all know...there WERE some anti's that showed up...really! About 12-18 of them stood by the entrance to Camp Murray. Some of them were waving blue flags with a picture of the Earth on them. However, they were a little hard to spot....

..because they were SURROUNDED by US flag-waving patriots!! These fine people were infiltrating among the scum, standing in front of them, and generally covering up their anti-American message so our brave troops reporting for duty wouldn't have to see their filth! They finally left at about 2pm, marching in line away from the gate, and being followed the whole way by flag-waving Americans. It was inspiring, I tell you!

Something that wasn't mentioned was the driving rainstorm that happened at about 11am. Do you think it stopped us? HAH! The prevailing thought was "If these troops can stand 12 months in desert heat defending our freedom, by golly, we can stand up to a little rain!"

Thanks to all who attended. I'm quite sure the troops got the message: "We support you 100%!"

[Libertina]

Wonderful post JDoutrider!
Yeah Washington Patirots!

BTTT This rally was aweseom- several thousand people on our bridge alone. Pictures will be coming in courtesy of SleavelessinSeattle who has reappeared finally~! (LOL) I'd like to give a hand to the FReepers I saw; In Veno Veritas; MarMema and family; American Sovereignty Defender; Libre ou Mort; Hoagy62; Travimoto; Redwood71; SleavelessinSeattle... Please forgive me if there were any left off. We were well spoken of by many people who saw our thread and keep watch over us :) (Hi David Traveler!)

When the bad, dirty, smelly people arrived an hour late (about 12 of them) they were immediately surrounded by a sea of American flags. We kept them to a small out of the way corner where no troops could see them. (The media flocked to them right away, though. LOL We just waved our flags in front of them ;)

When the "Viva le France" crowd walked away in a line, American flags trailed them all the way out to their cars. ROTFLOL. It was AWESOME - "Hey Toto, we're not in Seattle anymore!"

Pictures will arrive soon and be posted. Let us know if you want a ping :) FRee Republic rocks, Libertina.
Jim Rob & FR, we did you proud!

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[Just Lori]

Man oh man that was fun! The protesters were there, but nowhere near the 4,000 threatened. More like 20. Oh it's that Liberal math again. Everyone was great! We must keep letting our troops know how we feel. (Howard Dean? Didn't he play for the Mudhens?) =)

[goodnesswins]

My husband (with yellow glove) Taking on the ANSWER group

[goodnesswins]

IT WAS GREAT being there.....talked to a Mom as she was in a car waiting at a stop light....told us her son had just shipped out last week.....she was MOVED....as were we....MORE pictures coming up....

[goodnesswins]

SOME of the crowd....

[davidtalker]

Congrats. I wish I could have been there. Pretty difficult from here in Texas. However, it was an honor sitting in at KVI for John Carlson and getting the word out. One thing is certain, I am proud to be a Freeper!

God Bless,
David Gold

[potlatch]

That's great!! Too many flags and supporters scared the protestors off, LOL.

[Spunky]

Great going all you West Side of the Cascade Freepers.

Just to far for us East of the Cascades old folks to drive.

[Auntie Mame]

This is fantastic! Way to go, Washington!