Posted on 09/19/2007 6:47:22 AM PDT by HoosierGirl25
A gaggle of Code Pink anti-war protestors lined the sidewalk of the Upper Senate Park yesterday bearing signs that read “healthcare not warfare”-- one of the sign holders an overweight smoker. Another was a nose-pierced man in a suit wearing a feathery pink crown. But the circus sideshow was overshadowed by a platform of tan and red-shirted men and women standing in representation of Vets for Freedom and Families United, a grassroots coalition of Gold Star and Blue Star families.
The two groups came together Monday and Tuesday in effort to rally Congress in support of the troops and their mission in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 250 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and 350 Gold and Blue star families from every state met Tuesday with "nearly one hundred congressmen", according to a press release. After last week’s report from Gen. David Petraeus, VFF Executive Director Pete Hegseth seemed encouraged by the response and high attendence of the event.
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