"WAR HAPPENS. DEAL WITH IT !" —Walter Reed FReep #118, 7/20/07

DC Chapter | July 26, 2007 | Albion Wilde, with photos by [Mrs] Trooprally

[Albion Wilde]

WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2007— In a week in which half of the US Congress continues to believe that a suicidally determined enemy will no longer pose a threat if Congress abandons the Iraqi people and the War on Terror, FReepers and military family members continue to uphold the majority of the American people — who support the mission as well as "the troops", who want to stay safe, and who are disgusted with a Congress that, depending which poll you ask, has generated its lowest approval ratings yet as it continues to dither over whether to surrender outright, or surrender the US military through politically-motivated sabotage.

FReeper armymarinemom's shirt tells Congress and the whining lefty elites what grownups know.

We were honored this week by a visit from Blue Star mother and FReeper armymarinemom. Earlier in the day, she had met President Bush at the White House, with a group of War on Terror veterans and military family members representing a variety of pro-victory organizations. armymarinemom and her husband, armymarinedad, are founders of Military Families Voice of Victory, a non-partisan group, according to its home page, to "support the missions of our loved ones."

Cindy-True-Supporter and armymarinemom see eye-to-eye.

Jimmy Valentine's Brother posted himself as close as possible to the Pinko station to display his signs, giving his opinion of the Demolition party's Congressional all-nighter to protest the war in Iraq. Even a RINO like Arlen Specter thought Harry Reid's latest antics were another pointless waste of taxpayer dollars.

One of our FReepers arrived in a stars'n'stripes ride. It's a "chase car" from the US Flag Balloon, pictured below:

Last week, a female reporter came and chatted up several FReepers. This week she was back again, trailing a photographer; but this week she went down to the Code Pinkos and was greeted effusively by DC CodePink underbanana, Allison Yorra. As we have learned, the DC Chapter can have forty FReepers, six or eight huge banners, dozens of signs, hundreds of flags, and (I'm not making this up) twin children doing a dance routine for the troops, but reporters will attach themselves like Velcro to the seven pathetic anti-war protestors with crayon-scribbled "bring them home" signs.

Girl reporter worships at the altar of union wife Candy Wolf. Even though it's lib-religious, the anti-war "vigil" just keeps dwindling.

Multi-generational intellectual poverty: Pinko Allison Yorra and her children prepare to hang a Code Pink banner on the fence of Walter Reed.

Girl reporter returns to the FReep at the gates of Walter Reed, where her face shows her true colors. Her photographer points to mecca, left rear. Right rear, lurker Sheree from Alexandria.

La la la la laaah la, we don't care what snotty J-school reporter dweebs think. We're here for the troops. Left to right, tgslTakoma, Doctor Raoul, [Mr] Trooprally.

All our MOABs and banners are often photographed by passing cars and pedestrians. Tonight, a young African-American man stood across the street to photograph our newest banner with his cellphone.

FReepers Fraxinus and Doctor Raoul.

We were visited by Evan and Sheree from Alexandria. Evan is studying criminal justice and photography at a Pittsburgh university; he is doing a free speech project. They had learned that anti-war protesters were "vigiling" at Walter Reed through Protest.net, a site that rounds up Hate-America activism around the nation, sorted by region. Surprised and apparently pleased to see our FReep, Sheree said, "This one is a lot more fun than the one down the street!"

Left to right, VAFlagWaver, Dave from WR, VictoryNY, unknown woman, R.T.Delta.

The busdriver turned the interior lights on so his passengers, recovering troops and families, would be more visible to us as we cheered their return to the WRAMC base.

The Honor Roll of attendees at tonight's rally included FReepers ArmyMarineMom, BufordP, Cindy-True-Supporter, Doctor Raoul, Fraxinus, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, Kristinn, PrezUSA222, R.T. Delta, Sensei Ern, tgslTakoma, Tom the Redhunter, Trooprally [Mr & Mrs], VAflagwaver, VictoryNY and myself, Albion Wilde. Lurkers included Bill from MD, Evan & Sheree and several troops from Walter Reed who stopped by.

Dozens of times every Friday at Walter Reed,
lurker Bill from MD shouts out a "thank you"
to all the drivers who beep for the troops.

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Additional links:

To view all of [Mrs] Trooprally's photos from this FReep, click here.

To read BillF's back story about how the Walter Reed FReep got started and other general information, click here.

To view a complete archive of Walter Reed FReeps, maintained by BufordP, click here.

If you can't join us in DC but would like to know how to do something to help the wounded at Walter Reed, FReepmail Cindy-True-Supporter, PleaDeal, Albion Wilde or VAFlagwaver.

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[Vineyard]

Wonderful photos.

My daughter is out to D.C. - she is doing her “nursing preceptor” training for Army ROTC Nursing training for 4 weeks. I told her to look for 2 groups - 1 filled straggly people who look like they took too many tokes, and displaying hate-filled signs, while the other group would have patriotic signs. Told her to go up and say hi to the patriotic group and give them Freeper greetings from the left-coast Washington.

(Are you guys out just on Fridays?? And what time frame?)

Thanks for supporting the troops.

Mike

[beachn4fun]

Maybe some of the next journalists in line will get tired of hating America.

Not as long as we have communist and their sympathizers living in this country.

[Sensei Ern]

Hey all! I doubt I will be there tonight. If I am it will be near 8:30, 9:00.

[stand watie]

HI, Mrs N!

looking forward to seeing you at GOE2!!!! (i predict this next one will be BIGGER & BETTER than GOE1.)

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

GM, dear!

free dixie SMOOCH,sw

[4integrity]

Thank you for this post. God bless each and every one of you who stands up for our troops, their families and our country!! I only wish I could join you on Friday evenings.

I LOVE the pic of Dingy Harry, TRAITOR. IMHO, he is truly a nasty, small minded man. Perhaps the Dims who imply the war on terror doesn’t really exist and ‘talking’ to our enemies would help, should invite Al-Quaeda to live at their homes for a while. Not sure, though, if their wives would enjoy wearing burkas....

Thanks, again, to all of you for all you do in support of our troops and our country.

[beachn4fun]

GM, sugar

SMOOCHES back atcha

[stand watie]

GOE II is 09/15/07. mark your calender, dear!

your presence is EXPECTED!

free dixie SMOOCH,sw

[Albion Wilde]

Wonderful photos.

[Mrs] Trooprally is the bomb with a camera, as are several of our other excellent DC Chapter photographers.

My daughter is out to D.C. - she is doing her “nursing preceptor” training for Army ROTC Nursing training for 4 weeks....Told her to go up and say hi to the patriotic group and give them Freeper greetings from the left-coast Washington.

Outstanding! You must be very proud. There are some other ROTC young people who come out, and two Army nurse veterans who are always here. By all means, we would love to have her come by and stand with us.

(Are you guys out just on Fridays?? And what time frame?)

Yes, the Walter Reed FReep is held every Friday. We set up starting around 6:30, and we are all ready to roll from 7:00 pm until the troop bus returns around 9:30. By all means FReepmail one of us when she decides to visit so we can advise her about safe transportation.

Thanks for supporting the troops.

It is our privilege. You would think, after 2 - 1/2 years, that it would get old, but it never does, because of the troops. We love seeing them and having them come out to talk with us. I've been a volunteer for many decades; but it's the most rewarding thing I've ever done.

[Albion Wilde]

Come if you can, and be safe on the road, Sensei Ern!

[Albion Wilde]

God bless each and every one of you who stands up for our troops, their families and our country!! I only wish I could join you on Friday evenings. I LOVE the pic of Dingy Harry, TRAITOR.

Thank you so much! We can use all the blessings we can get, and pass them on to the wounded and families. And you never know -- there may be a chance to organize some FReeps in Florida.

It's not just the posters of Dingy Harry and the Cheese Eaters that are so special, it's also the cigar-chomping baritone voice of the guy holding them, especially when he lobs sarcasm across the street to the moonbats. Most of the time, subtle digs go right over their heads, but we are entertained!

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Thanks for the ping and kind words.

See ya tonight!

[LoRo]

By “tonight”, do you mean Friday, July 27? Love the idea...

[Albion Wilde]

By “tonight”, do you mean Friday, July 27? Love the idea...

Hi, LoRo!

"Tonight" in the text of the After-Action Report refers to the date in the title, which is last Friday's FReep.

"Tonight" in the invitation to join us in post #1 refers to tonight, July 27.

See you tonight?

[Albion Wilde]

See ya tonight!

Yep, see you tonight!

[gridlock]

War may not be the Answer, but Peace is not an Option.

[Libertina]

Awesome FReep and rally! Here on the other side of the country we experience the same hypocritical treatment from the snotty J-school reporters. If we have the most people, they “need to get the opinion of the minority.” If we are the minority we are too small to warrent attention. Screw ‘em. We are getting attention from the community and we sleep fine at night. :)

Support BUMP from WA

[Shazolene]

I love this!
Thanks for continuing to PING me...
BTTT for our brave Freepers encouraging our brave troops!
Love
SHAZ

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi sw.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

I think you are right it will be better and bigger.

[mdittmar]

Thank you all.