[kristinn]

In addition to this Washington Times article, WTOP radio ran a report about the rally on their half-hour news breaks all afternoon and evening. WMAL radio had me on for a few minutes in the morning before the rally.

The Associated Press had a nice photo posted on the wires of Trueblackman speaking at the rally. If anyone sees it in their Sunday paper, please let us know on this thread.

C-SPAN taped the rally but it is not on their schedule yet.

There were much more reporters and TV cameras there, but the sparse crowd detracted from the news worthiness of the event. That's a shame, because the parents of our service members need all the support they can get these days.

[facedown]

Big Bump!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Heard about it on radio here in New Mexico. Wondered if any FReepers had been in attendance.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Headline News had a blip about the rally mentioning that Bob Dole was there..it was down at the bottom.

I wished I could have been there!

[rabidralph]

A big perseverence bump for those who attended.

[StarCMC]

GREAT JOB GUYS!!! WIsh I lived closer so I could participate! HUGS!!!

Support our troops ping

[Angelwood]

This is an excellent article by Denise Barnes. She captured many of the powerful portions of the speeches we heard yesterday.

I hope C-Span plays the tape soon so that others can see and hear for themselves the history of the Blue Star Mothers and the moving words of the other speakers.

[hellinahandcart]

bump...

[Neets]

You got your publicity didn't you?

If I remember correctly, WT is a CONSERVATIVE news organization.

The parents of our service members, and my collegues serving in Iraq and all over the world, DO HAVE MY SUPPORT.

[Copernicus]

Thank you for your service to the troops overseas.

Best regards,

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Kristinn Taylor, co-founder of the Washington, D.C., Chapter of Free Republic, moderated the event and introduced the speakers.

....Niger Innis of the Congress of Racial Equality flew to Washington from New York yesterday morning for the rally to show his support for U.S. troops and the organizers.

"I'm so pleased to be here with my friends, my brothers and sisters of the Blue Star Mothers, Free Republic and Rolling Thunder," he said. "This is an important time for our country and our world. We are engaged in a global war. A war as profound as World War I, World War II and the Cold War ... ambiguous and difficult to fight.

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Thanks, kristinn and the DC Freepers, armymarinemom and the Blue Star Mothers, and everyone who braved the cold to show support for our troops and Veterans! 

Great press coverage.

"Small-but-determined group(s)" have changed the world.

[Valin]

Give yourselves an attaboy.

[armymarinemom]

C-Span 2 is airing this at 8:am in the morning. C-Span