Posted on 08/27/2005 10:02:40 AM PDT by TXBubba
Just talked to Basil on site in Crawford, Texas. Currently there are about 100 folks there helping to set up. They have not received word about the caravan arrival in Waco yet. JimRob is riding with the caravan. She thinks it might get to Crawford around 1:00 p.m.
Basil says the stage is set up, the sound system is excellent and they have hung the most beautiful banners overnighted by W04Man on the stage. A big thanks for the banners, they are much appreciated!
Someone arrived early and hung yellow ribbons everywhere.
They have an American flag that is about 50 feet by 40 feet. Children of military personnel serving in the Middle East have written notes to their parents on the stripes of this flag. A very touching thing to behold.
The HOT Chapter booth is being unloaded right now. The will sell buttons made by Angelwood to help off set costs.
Someone rented the Community Center for our use so there is access to AC. However, they also have 10 tents set up. And there is a Moonwalk for the kiddos.
To top everything else there is BBQ on the grill! Basil is the official taster and says it is great!
That is all the news I have at the moment. It is hard to get a cell phone connection to Crawford but when I hear more I will try to update everyone.
How can the MSM management sleep at night?!
Are you back home now? Are the people from the caravan still in Crawford for the rally?
Fox is all about the hurricane today so there's not any news from there.Grrrrrrrrr!
Look forward to seeing your pictures!
You go girl. It is that kind of optimism that will save the world.
Thanks for the clarification. I don't think it was the kids to whom I referred. Seems to me I remember someone else actually writing on the stripes of the flag.
Extra way cool. Actually awesome.
I guess while you were walking I may have been walking 25 yards behind and our paths never crossed.
I know what you mean about being pooped. That sun cooked the "party" out of all of us! You took some great shots.
Right, I think they will have nightmares when we get this info out on the street.
Oh, I love the zot picture.
Indeed it was an amazing day. It was thrilling to see the amount of people that showed up after the caravan.
What a great gesture to give folks a lift!
Were those your daughters that were helping set up the "welcome" tent?
The woman that brought the flag, Jan, is from Georgia. She puts on an annual "Support Ft. Benning" event with the United Way. She told me she still gets chills whenever she looks at it.
God bless YOU
You are right, there are even pic's posted on this thread of people writing on a flag. You would think they would have known better.
beeeeeeeyUteefull
We looked for you all day.. you would think from the coverage
that among those 8 or 10 folks there we should have found you.
Well, it is an amazing piece of work. It makes me very proud when I look at it!
I just got back to Brownsville and downloading some pics. I paged down but it's slow to open so I apologize in advance if I post things already here. I'm going back to the beginning now. I want to read the entire thread:')
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