Here is a sneak peak at some preliminary pictures: (click)
Also, visit: http://Vets4Irey.com
Posted on 09/23/2006 10:46:44 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
Backers of the war on terrorism rallied on the Mall yesterday for the second annual Support the Troops and Their Mission Weekend in Washington.
A crowd estimated at between 70 and 100 people waved U.S. and military flags as they listened to speeches by family members of soldiers and representatives of groups such as FreeRepublic.com, the sponsor of the rally; Project 21; and Military Families Voice of Victory.
Kristinn Taylor, co-founder and spokesman for the D.C. chapter of Free Republic, moderated the event, which honored Gold Star and Blue Star families.
"The myth is that we've all come together after 9/11, which isn't entirely true," he said. "The left [wing] is the left. It will always attack America first, will always blame America first, will always work with our enemies to bring down America.
"So, we made a vow that we would not allow the anti-American left to do to this country and this generation of our military what they did to them during Vietnam, and we've kept that vow for five years now," he said.
Mychal Massie, a member of Project 21, a network of black conservatives, agreed.
U.S. troops "place service to America before service to themselves, realizing that service to America is indeed service to us all," Mr. Massie said. "They need to know that we support their families, their friends and, most of all, their children. ...Tomorrow's freedom rests on their [children's] shoulders."
Richard August of North Kingstown, R.I., whose son, Matthew, was an Army captain killed in Iraq two weeks before his 29th birthday in 2004, said he doesn't regard his son's death as a tragedy.
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But the sound carried, my dear bride did a walk a bout and could here Kristinn, Nicki Mendicino, and all the other fine speakers from as far away as the WWII Memorial! She reported back that people stopped and listened. There were thousands walking around throughout the day. Many heard the message.
GREAT!!!
That's great news and thanks for giving us the report on it, it makes for a great Saturday night. :-)
Great day! Night guys. :)
The leftists acted so shocked when Hugo Chávez bashed President Bush at the UN, when all he did was repeat the Democratic talking points!
The leftists acted so shocked when Hugo Chávez bashed President Bush at the UN, when all he did was repeat the Democratic talking points!
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Reminds me of a piece of advice someone gave me a long time ago. Never become involved in an argument between a husband and wife...most times, if you do, both of them will turn on you.
Left vs Right is normal, it's just politics, but it's OUR POLITICS!
Interloper, be wary, there's no friend for you on EITHER SIDE!
bttt
God bless America
I agree. I was there also. I was on a long planned wekend vacation here in DC. I coud hear everything at the base of the Washington Monument waiting to go up to the top.
I met Jim Rob and Just A Nobody (that was cool) and another Freeper who did not give me his name. He was carrying a large flag and counting people at around 1:30 pm. I didn't mean to but I interupted his counting. I hope he did not have to start again.
I was with a friend who does not "get" Freeperville so I didn't stay long, but you could listen from anywhere near the mall.
Port-a Potties are wonderful things in times of need.
Oh, my. Sorry for the typos.
Oh, my. Sorry for the typos.
Here is a sneak peak at some preliminary pictures: (click)
Also, visit: http://Vets4Irey.com
Thank you very much for the sneak peek of your pics and am looking forward to the balance of them later.
What a great pic of Diana and Jim with the Washington Monument in the background and on the 10th anniversity of Free Republic, how appropriate.
I wish I knew about this, I would have gone down there since I live in MD. I would really like to see several thousand bikers (such as myself) ride down for support - I'm not an organizer but I would go.
I was there - great to see folks that were tourists and others just out exercising stopping by and sticking around to listen
btw - this guy was GREAT
http://www.evansayet.com/politik.shtml
Excellent that the Washington Times covered it
The Washington Times had a large picture showing Kevin Martin at the podium in front of the beautiful, hand-made flag and also a great picture of Exit148 with her sign, "Bless Our Troops," and a flag. The photos and article are very prominently displayed on the Metropolitan Page 8A.
Thanks to all who sent donations to help support our troops and their mission and thanks, also, to all those who were able to attend the rally yesterday.
FReep On!
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