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Week 59: FR Still Getting It Done at Walter Reed
06/08/06 | PleaDeal

Posted on 06/07/2006 9:47:04 PM PDT by PleaDeal

Something special happens every Friday at the front gates of Walter Reed. It is sometimes really exciting, like throwing CodePink off its corners or watching "Squeegee" wet himself with fright at an approaching Rolling Thunder member. But more often than not it's simply being honored by a visit from one of the wounded warriors from inside the hospital. When one of these truely special people comes out to thank us for being there... it's just a humbling, happy experience. June 2nd was one of those quiet, satisfying FReeps.

The big surprise was the most welcome return of Landry Fan!

 

Landry's been going stir crazy and needed to get back to what she does so well: Supporting the Troops! From her blog entry of the evening:

"There were lots of honks of support and thumbs up from cars driving by. Some grateful soldiers stopped by to thank us for being there. One injured soldier, the father of two, said he would return to Iraq in a heartbeat."

Welcome back, FRiend! We've missed you.

We had more than twice as many patriotic supporters than the traitorous Pinkos managed to gather (23 to 10). The honor roll of attendance (lurkers marked with *):

AppyPappy (w/Mrs. and two kids), BillF, BufordP, Cindy-True-Supporter, Fraxinus, Gavin*, Jack Deth, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, Just A Nobody, Kristinn, Landry Fan, Lauren (PW), Mary*, PleaDeal, StayTrue, tgslTakoma, Son & Daughter-of-tgslTakoma, and Trooprally [Mr. and Mrs.].

Unless iMacMan or bmwcyle come back, Mrs. Trooprally has taken over the top spot for "Top Shot". Her new camera is so good (go ahead, say it - "How good is it?") it can gross you out with fine images of hippy hair on Pinko wymyn's manly legs. All of the pics here are Mrs T's with the exception of the few blue-bordered ones that were taken by my soon to be dumped camera. You can see all the photos here.


Since lurker Bill from MD couldn't make it, BillF held his sign so he'd be with us in spirit.

 
Fraxinus contemplates Old Glory.


Fraxinus, BillF, Lauren, Mrs. Trooprally and Staytrue on SE Corner.


BufordP making a point?
 
   
 
     

The Pinkos managed a paltry turnout.


Bruce's watch must be fast 'cause he showed up a full 10 minutes early. Maybe he knew the, er, "manly one" was going to be replaced by something not quite so hirsute?
 
  At least they're staying on message!
 

Well, I really blew it. I didn't copy the pics from Trooprally's photobucket page, and now I appear to have exceeded the limit for views. I managed to catch a few of them, but not nearly enough.

Since I don't have BillF's or Albion Wilde's gift for prose, I'll just include this little rant aimed at those who have been maligning the USMC.

Come out this Friday and join us in celebrating our Troops.

 


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Free Republic; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: New Jersey; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: codepink; supportourtroops; troopsupport; walterreed; wramc
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As summer approaches the nights are getting quite pleasant. What better way to spend a Friday evening than standing with FRiends at Walter Reed and cheering our brave and honorable wounded warriors? Come on out June 9th - you will be glad you did!
1 posted on 06/07/2006 9:47:08 PM PDT by PleaDeal
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To: 2ndClassCitizen; 3D-JOY; Albion Wilde; ALlRightAllTheTime; AlwaysFree; Angelwood; Apple Blossom; ...

For what it's worth, here it is.


2 posted on 06/07/2006 9:49:00 PM PDT by PleaDeal (Concretebob/Coop in '08)
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To: PleaDeal
As the wife of a deployed Soldier, thank you. It means the world to me to see the dedication of all of you to go out and bring words of encouragement and hope to our wounded vets. Nothing hurts me more than to see the protestors picket anywhere, I can't imagine what it must feel like for any Soldier, let alone a wounded Soldier.

To all the Vietnam Vets, and their families, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation and thanks for taking your pain and turning it into support and true caring for our Soldiers. Thank you for all that you gave and continue to give. God Bless you all.

3 posted on 06/07/2006 9:55:15 PM PDT by WellsFargo94 (graduation = freedom from liberal hell)
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To: PleaDeal
I'll just include this little rant aimed at those who have been maligning the USMC.

Thank you for the rant.

Your report is worth a great deal. Don't sell yourself short! Thank you for writing it this week.

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

4 posted on 06/07/2006 9:59:03 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN..Support our Troops! www.irey.com and www.vets4Irey.com - Now more than Ever!)
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To: PleaDeal; 1 Olgoat; 103198; 10Ring; 11Bush; 1stbn27; 2ndClassCitizen; 2SterlingConservatives; ...
Thank you for doing a great job with the report this week, Plea Deal. I especially like the last photo you chose.

DC Chapter ping!!!

5 posted on 06/07/2006 9:59:28 PM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: WellsFargo94
Please thank your soldier for caring enough about our country and our way of life to serve. Please tell him that the vast majority of Americans support him. The very loud "few" are the only ones that are permitted to be heard via our loathsome media.

Thank you for supporting his decision. I know it can be a difficult time with him gone. God bless you both.

6 posted on 06/07/2006 10:04:22 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN..Support our Troops! www.irey.com and www.vets4Irey.com - Now more than Ever!)
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To: Just A Nobody
Oh he knows how much most people support him, thanks to all of you, the retirees, and the Vietnam Vets, all who are determined to make a difference with this war.

You don't know how much I support his career and his decision to find a unit that was deploying. He wants to deploy again after he's been home awhile. He's a true soldier. I love and respect him, as do his troops.

God bless you all.

7 posted on 06/07/2006 10:12:25 PM PDT by WellsFargo94 (graduation = freedom from liberal hell)
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To: PleaDeal
I'll add this personal story from last week...

As we were winding the Freep down, I was on the NW corner and a soon-to-be-released soldier came up to thank us for being there. The men-folk got handshakes and the ladies got hugs and kisses. The soldier said he was from Philly but had a "Stillers" shirt on, so I asked him about that. He told me a story about the Steelers and the Eagles during WWII - one year they didn't have enough players for either team to be full strength so they combined what they had and were called the Steagles.

Anyway, we chatted and I told him my dad was from Philly. He asked where. I couldn't remember, dad's been gone for more than 15 years and his stories are fading... I did tell him that I remembered that dad talked of going to a Catholic grade school and the nuns being German. He said, "Our Lady Help of Christians? Port Richmond?" and I immediately remembered those names from dad's stories. Then I told him that Dad's family home (as well as his aunt and uncles' homes) was on Cedar Street, and he said, "Cuz!" and hugged me again!

Turns out that he's from my dad's old neighborhood. Small world.

I kind of hope that he didn't get his paperwork finished this week and we can chat some more on Friday.

8 posted on 06/07/2006 10:17:57 PM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: tgslTakoma

BTTT


9 posted on 06/07/2006 10:39:10 PM PDT by kattracks
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To: tgslTakoma

;*) So that's what all the comotion was about?! Thanks for sharing! He was a sweety!


10 posted on 06/07/2006 10:52:16 PM PDT by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN..Support our Troops! www.irey.com and www.vets4Irey.com - Now more than Ever!)
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To: PleaDeal
All DC Chapter vs Code Pink Walter Reed Freeps
11 posted on 06/08/2006 4:16:50 AM PDT by BufordP ("I am stuck on Al Franken 'cause Al Franken's stuck on me!" -- Stupid)
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To: kristinn

It really made an impact on my kids to be there supporting the guys at Walter Reed. They already want to go back. Thanks for doing what you do.


12 posted on 06/08/2006 5:06:46 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: PleaDeal

Great Job!!!
We are so glad you are back with us.
You were missed.
[Mrs T]


13 posted on 06/08/2006 5:19:05 AM PDT by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: PleaDeal

It's worth a heck of a lot! You guys and gals rock!! Thank you for being there every Friday!!


14 posted on 06/08/2006 5:25:29 AM PDT by StarCMC ("The word of muslims will never, ever override what our U.S. Marines say." - TheCrusader)
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To: tgslTakoma

Bump !! :>)


15 posted on 06/08/2006 5:27:21 AM PDT by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: WellsFargo94

Thank you so much!! Your sacrifice is not forgotten either. And please pass along my appreciation to your husband.


16 posted on 06/08/2006 5:28:13 AM PDT by StarCMC ("The word of muslims will never, ever override what our U.S. Marines say." - TheCrusader)
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To: PleaDeal

God bless the DC FReepers. You guys are doing The Lord's work. WOO-HOO!

And God bless and protect our brave troops.


17 posted on 06/08/2006 6:18:05 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (My dog ate my tagline.)
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To: tgslTakoma

As bmwcyle says when this happens to me (and it does ALL the time), if you swing a dead cat, you'll hit someone you're connected to in some way. So, you must have been swinging a dead cat! Watch out!


18 posted on 06/08/2006 6:23:15 AM PDT by Apple Blossom (...around here, city hall is something of a between meals snack.)
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To: BufordP
Hey, BufordP! Thank you for keeping an up-to-date list of all WRAMC Freeps and for posting it here for us.

:-)

19 posted on 06/08/2006 6:26:51 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: PleaDeal
Bump from AZ

http://Vets4Irey.com

20 posted on 06/08/2006 7:01:09 AM PDT by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
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