Blue Star Dad Organizes West Coast Motorcycle Run to Show Support for the Haditha Marines

Defend Our Marines ^ | June 9, 2007 | Don Dinsmore

[RedRover]

I’m dawdling.

[RedRover]

Lily is the best!

[lilycicero]

I showed you I am too lazy to go to the post office and get 2 cent stamps.

[lilycicero]

Did I tell you I took it from dude’s pistol fund? LOL

[lilycicero]

Freepers are the best.

[RedRover]

I thought you needed two stamps because you were sending it in bullion.

[lilycicero]

What the stuff you make gravy with? :)

[RedRover]

Exactly.

Hey, Girl had an idea! We could put on a fundraising thread called something like “Stump the Goober” (starring me as the Goob).

[Marine_Uncle]

Actually in due time she may check this site out. She lives in another state with her current hubby. Via. The occasional visits due to my daughters graduations etc., over the years I have stayed in contact. She always respected my opinions on political matters. Ah we where young. In fact she is due for an email from me. I think the time is ripe to drop the FreeRepublic site on her with a solid intro obviously why she should at least give the site a chance. Her hubby is also of a conservative nature as well as a Navy SEAL. We get along fine on the every few year visits. At any rate.
At any rate. Damn Home Depot 5AM to 11PM shift changes (9 hour stints) in the store I am at can ruin ones mind. I simply put the list aside and forgot to follow through with a donation. It will be corrected. As far as I am concerned I owe these guys!

[RedRover]

Agreed. I think we all feel that way about these guys, Unc.

[Girlene]

Now we’re talking! We could raise some money for the Haditha Marines with a “Stump the Goober” challenge. Goodness knows he’s shown himself to dumber than a box of rocks after today (and not very good under pressure) :-) Just kidding.

Freema, lily, pink, jaz, any ideas while we’re waiting for Don’s update?

[Marine_Uncle]

"...dumber than a box of rocks..."
ROLF. I have no option. I will have to plagiarize this one.

[Semper Fi Mom]

Great post, great updates! Thanks for doing this, Red! Also, many, many thanks to the Dinsmore’s for their undying support of our Haditha marines!

[Enterprise]

Bump

[Semper Fi Mom]

Thank you, thank you for your donation! It is greatly appreciated. You’d be interested to know that SSgt. Wuterich is a “garlic” gourmet. The more garlic, the better! What a coincidence you used that question for your trivia! Bless you!

[lilycicero]

The thanks goes to you and your family for raising a Marine and getting him through this mess. We hope to raise more Haditha Marine funds soon!

[RedRover]

We could call it, “Are You Smarter Than a Goober?”.

[RedRover]

Spoke to Don last night. The first group of riders accompanying him headed back at Chico. Don is picking up some new riders in Sacramento. I haven't heard anything more about activities there.

The riders have a tough haul ahead of them, nearly 400 miles...

I passed jaz's advice to Don to limit the riding to morning and evening. For updates on the rally itself this Thursday, June 28th, see this thread: "I'm not here to give Capt. Dinsmore moral support, Sir, I'm here to watch his back..."

[4woodenboats]

Cheers for lilycicero's creative and generous idea to help!

That picture of Red facing down his dinner on the sidewalk was priceless...:~)

I have another idea, and while not as creative as lily's or even unique, would be a fun way to help these Marine's with their legal fees.

Why not "sponsor" one or more of our accused Marines, just like they do at marathons and such.

We could base our pledges on a number of things, such as the miles in a given leg, the full trip down, up, or round trip, how many riders overall participating, etc.

The mileage numbers could be based on Don Dinsmore's odometer, and I bet he could be persuaded to get any other criteria needed, such as number of riders or miles in a given leg.

Even a nickle or dime a mile could be substantial given the length of the ride, but it'd take an awful lot of us to make a dent in the families' legal bills.

I'll start it off by pledging 5 cents a mile, for every mile put on Don Dinsmore's odometer during the extent of the run for each of the three that still have murder charges pending - Wuterich, Sharratt, & Tatum.

[Blue Ribbon Mom]

Hi everyone, this is Don’s wife. Just wanted to let you know that I just talked with him and he has just under 900 miles added to his odometer for this trip so far.