[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

I'm glad you guys came up for it and I'm glad you made it back home safely! It was a fun day, even though it was cold and WET!

[Houmatt]

Yeah, we made it back. If Petroni has any sense he will go straight to bed after he gets home and post tomorrow.

The poor guy was tired, which is understandable, considering he drove nearly seven hours each way.

Wanted to say I had a great time even though I was cold and wet by the time everything was done and it was a joy meeting you and LurkerNoMore!

Miss you already (nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more ;)!

[robert0122]

This was my first rally, and it was a blast!

I couldn't see or hear any of the speakers so I joined the crowd standing along the street heckling the couple of dozen anti-war hippies. At the beginning, there was just one girl holding like four signs at once, and the infamous socialist atheist for peace. For most of the rally, there were only a dozen or so anti-war hippies, although a crowd of 20 or so of them showed up around 4:00 and left about half an hour later (which inspired a round of "Hit the road, Jack...").

As has been mentioned, there wasn't a flag to be seen on their side; just some asinine "Peace is Patriotic" banner. Whatever that means.

I think our crowd peaked around 4:00pm; I estimate maybe 2,000 people there (but I'm notoriously bad at estimating crowd sizes). The rain was unpleasant, and I know quite a few people left early due to being cold and wet.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who was choked up by hearing our crowd sing the national anthem. It was beautiful, particularly because I knew that the folks singing actually meant what they were saying.

[getgoing]

Late check-in here. Standing to the left of the stage we were able to see, hear, appreciate the speakers. Wish we could send this weather to the middle east! We spent time today with the brother of a Kurdish general and a mom of Sgt in the 101st (yes, the one attacked by "one of their own). "First Iraq-Then France-Then Hollywood" Freeper-the girl in the Marine shirt that took your pic is my daughter.

Great experience. Thank you for this opportunity to show support for our loved ones.