Posted on 09/09/2005 11:12:11 AM PDT by armymarinemom
WASHINGTON - Conservative groups are rallying supporters to counter an anti-war march planned for this month that organizers hope will attract 100,000 marchers.
Freerepublic.com and RightMarch.com are among the groups organizing "Support the Troops and their Mission Weekend," scheduled for Sept. 23-26.
The groups' largest event — to honor military families — will be held on the National Mall on Sept. 25, a day after the anti-war rally being organized by the ANSWER Coalition and United for Peace and Justice.
The "Support the Troops" organizers hope to draw several thousand people.
"It's disingenuous to say that you support the troops and you don't support their mission — that's who the troops are," said William Greene, president of RightMarch.com.
Some supporters will line parts of the anti-war march route Sept. 24, though they plan to remain peaceful.
The anti-war demonstration is expected to include Cindy Sheehan, whose protest outside
President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, this summer injected new life into the anti-war movement. Her 24-year-old son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, was killed last year in Iraq.
This Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Defense Department will sponsor the America Supports You Freedom Walk to memorialize victims and honor the military. The walk will begin at the
Pentagon and end up on the Mall for a concert with country singer Clint Black.
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As a veteran of the armed forces, I'm very grateful to Pro-America groups such as this who set out to support our troops.
For the liberal bias news media who report bogus polls, bash President Bush, and fail to report the heroic efforts performed by our troops, we need to write them and protest. We need to write the liberal bias news media and inform them that we will write their sponsors and threaten to boycott sponsor's products if their liberal bias news reporting continues.
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www.supportThetroopsweekend.org
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