Vietnam Vets Rally Against Kerry in D.C.

AP ^ | 09/12/04 | AP

[AmericanMade1776]

Vietnam Veteran, Retired Capt. Larry Bailey, with the group, Vietnam Vets for the Truth, addresses the crowd representing men and women who served during Vietnam war, as they stage a 'John Kerry Lied' rally at Upper Senate Park, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

[AmericanMade1776]

Vietnam Veterans, from left to right, Mike O'Dea, of Carmel, Ind., Bill Brantley, of Miami, Fla., Marshall Huckaby, of Atlanta, Ga. and Rick Allison, of Bluffton, S.C. gather with Vietnam Vets for the Truth, as they stage a 'John Kerry Lied' rally at Upper Senate Park, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, in Washington.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

[AmericanMade1776]

Bobby Mueller, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, left, argues with a protester as he disrupts a 'John Kerry Lied' rally put on by Vietnam Vets for the Truth, at Upper Senate Park, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, in Washington.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

[airborne]

Of course, the AP picture shows a disrupter arguing with a disabled vet.

[jocko12]

kerry has been lying to the voters in Mass. for 20 years.

[Mark]

Very good! Some Vietnamese Americans were going there also according to an article I posted earlier- you'll like it.

Kerry's New Vietnam Fix - Refugees of communist takeover won't forget, forgive his past(GOOD ONE)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214011/posts

[copwife]

I thought the crowd became larger and more vocal as the afternoon went on.
Were my eyes playing tricks on me or did they show Zell Miller in the front row?
Finally, I'd like to take this moment to thank the Viet Nam Vets and all the other Vets out there for putting it all on the line for our freedom. I'm sorry I didn't realize what you came home to. All I can say is" WELCOME HOME and THANK YOU".

[AmericanMade1776]

I only got to see the first half, as I had to drive my Daughter back to college....but yes , the crowd does look larger.

[YOUGOTIT]

Who is this McPeak. He is passing himself off as a retired general and former chief of staff of the Air Force. If so, did we have moles that deep in the military? Did he do anything during the first Gulf War. What is his payoff for supporting a TRAITOR like John Kerry? Must be huge and no way to send him a congratulatory email.

[drpix]

Bobby Mulller WAS THE PROTESTOR. He was trying to disrupt the speakers and is shown in the photo arguing with the daughter of a vet killed in Vietnam (who also spoke at the rally). Muller has been an antiwar vet since he was a member of Kerry's group VVAW. He later formed another antiwar group the Vietnam Veterans Association. He visited Hanoi in 1981 and laid a wreath inscribed with "With respect, from the Vietnam Veterans of America" on the tomb of Ho Chi Minh. This guy was exposed in the great book "Stolen Valor" by B.G. Burkett. Yes, Burkett also spoke at this rally and may be the speaker Muller is trying to disrupt.

[jocon307]

"He visited Hanoi in 1981 and laid a wreath inscribed with "With respect, from the Vietnam Veterans of America" on the tomb of Ho Chi Minh."

That's disgusting. Why is this man even in this country? He should be deported to his beloved commie Vietnam.

[mathluv]

Some other freepers have commented on him - and have not been complimentary. I think he was under the toon. He has made an ad for sKerry - said he voted for W in 2000, but will vote for sKerry in 2004.

[AmericanMade1776]

I actually saw, the young woman speak,Carol (Gell Girl) Crowley daughter of Jack Gell an American solider who died in Vietnam, she gave a moving tribute to her father.

Carol is the Youngest Daughter being held by her Mom, in this picture.

Carol Gell is the blond in the Baseball cap, in this picture

The agitator is in the Wheel Chair.

[drpix]

According to Burkett his Vietnam combat injuries are real. But he goes back all the way with Kerry on the anti-american military stuff. And we know were Kerry stands: "As a young man, I actually fought for my country... before I fought against it."

[Ed_in_NJ]

They ignore the fact that Steve Pitkin, who testified in the Winter Soldier debacle, gave hiss first-person account of how Kerry persuaded him to give false testimony. Pitkin apologized today, and got a round of applause from the audience.

The point is that KERRY KNEW AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS ALL A LIE!!!!!

[Angelwood]

Carol Gell Crowley gave an excellent speech and the crowd stood and applauded her numerous times. All of the speakers were excellent and the rally was long overdue to recognize veterans of the Vietnam War. It was a very good day in America.

BTW -- KERRY LIED. . .and GOOD MEN DIED!

[AmericanMade1776]

I wish I could of stayed to see the whole thing, it would of been great to be there with them, but we were here in spirit.

[Angelwood]

Chanting "Kerry lied," hundreds of Vietnam veterans on Sunday rallied against fellow veteran and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry

As usual, AP reporters can't count and AP photographers are very careful in their shots to downplay the actual numbers of people attending this rally. The photo is a close shot and cuts off the huge number of people sitting and standing under the trees and along walkways. It also doesn't begin to show the depth of the crowd. It was packed close in and more people kept showing up after the program had begun. My perception was that the crowd size was easily as big as the March for Justice and the first Second Amendment Sisters rally -- those rallies were estimated by Park Police to be around 5,000 participants. There were a lot of people at Senator's Park today.

[Ottofire]

McPeak was chief of staff for the AF during the Clintonian Regime. The big headache that I remember from him was the intro to corporate culture into the AF as well as the whole Quality Air Force.