Million Vet March

13 October 2013 | Self

[ConorMacNessa]

MILLION MAN MARCH
After Action Report
13 October 2013



As I walked down 17th Street to the WWII Memorial I was passed by at least a dozen D.C Police cruisers and Paddy wagons. Two Secret Service cruisers were blocking vehicular access to 17th below Constitution Avenue.

I was late arriving and missed Sarah Palin, Mike Lee and Ted Cruz.


Photo by KC Lion

Arriving at the Memorial, I made my way to the high U.S. Flag and Gadsden Flag
held by FReeper Mr. Trooprally.



ConorMacNessa, Mr. Trooprally and Ron G. Kirby

Those who arrived before me made short work of the Barackades:



This young lady was stting just west of the WWII Memorial:



On my way to the Vietnam Vets Memorial:

At the Wall, I was able to find the names of several of my Fallen Brothers:



The Wall - W-25 - HM/3 Jerome L. Menter And Others Fallen 11May1969



The Wall - W-22 - Jack Murdock, Eddie Locklear And Others Fallen 21-22 June 1969

A lady at the WWII Memorial was giving out these cards to any Vets she encountered:

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[onyx]

Thank you both, from my heart.

Saving this thread.

[Windflier]

That is one awesome picture, one to rally around

You betcha!

[reaganaut]

Thank you for sharing this.

[RedMDer]

Looks like Barry got an eyeful and a big message today!

Thank you Patriots!

[Windflier]

Yes, it does remind me of the IWO JIMA pose. How appropriate!

"Mount Barribachi"

~ Freeper Uncle Chip

[laplata]

Thanks for the great after action report and photo’s, Conor. You all did a great job.

You stand proud!

[NEWwoman]

Thanks for the thread.
BTTT

[Doogle]

..great report CMN, Thanks for being there

[smokingfrog]

Excellent work, my FRiend!

[Mfkmmof4]

I am the wife of ConorMacNessa who over the past several years has overcome many obstacles. I was at mass today while he down on the mall finally realizing what it means to have married my bestfriend.

When Pope Benedict came to town he was part of the choir at the Papal Mass. During the rehearsals and the actual event he was undergoing treatment for cancer. When he came home that night from the Mass he was pumped. Neither of us got much sleep that night as we stayed up watching the news coverage.

His going today was a feat as he uses a walker to get around. While it was my idea to attend the protest I stayed behind to get our son to work.

[tomkat]

Bravo !

With heartfelt gratitude from a DC Chapter member who moved too far north to get down that way much anymore.

[smoothsailing]

Barry called in his BarryCops to Rescue his BarryCades

BARRYCOPS TO THE RESCUE

[GOPJ]

Nice - thanks for the pictures...

[onyx]

What a pansy a$$!

[Gator113]

Excellent. Thank you very much.

[Nam Vet]

Thanks Mac !

Wish I could have been there with you.

Nam Vet ('67 - '68 Swifts)

To the 50 still 'On Patrol'

[Tijeras_Slim]

Great stuff! Thanks for posting and being there.

[smoothsailing]

The BarryCops look like Shopping Mall Rent-A-Cops! Real Scary!

LOL!!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, FRiend! I was passed by several barackades at the Wall - being walked from the Lincoln Memorial to the WH.



I took this long shot of the Lincoln Memorial as people were dispersing from the WWII Memorial. You can't see it very well in this shot, but the stairs to the Lincoln Memorial were packed.

At about noon I was sitting on a park bench on Constitution Ave. when a quartet of Mounted Park Rangers rose by. They gave us thumbs-up and thanks - we did the same.



EAGLES UP! Sunday 13 October 2013 at 0900 – WWII Memorial on the National Mall!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[jazusamo]

Whoever was in charge of that squad is not smart at all. They put themselves between the crowd in front of them and a steel fence to their rear. Lucky for them it was a friendly crowd and they stayed there for 4 to 5 minutes. :-)