Protest doesn't bother me. Its something you have to tolerate in a free society. What bothers me in the venue. Protest at the White House or on the Mall if you must, but for gods sake don't protest at a site filled with wounded soldiers.
That is why we are there. We point that out every Friday. What you need to see (with your own eyes) is the thanks we get from the military and the police for being there to counter them. We have been told many times our presents makes them feel not forgotten.