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For the Love of Freedom
by Joy Angela

Hundreds of people listened to speeches and waved flags in support of President Bush at a local park on April 19.

The park-meeting, sponsored in-part by the local Vietnamese community, attracted over 600 people, according to Teresa Maily, a volunteer activist who helped organize the event.

Maily, who came to the United States from Vietnam over 15 years ago, said that several-thousand people attended a similar rally here at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley, two weeks ago.

Featured speaker Mario Rodriguez, appointed by President Bush to the Commission to Strengthen Social Security, offered words of thanks from President Bush, at yesterday's rally.

Ann Browning, a member of the Republican Alliance, said that Mario Rodriguez came to this rally to reach out to members of both the Hispanic and Asian communities.

"On behalf of our president, George W. Bush, thank you for the support you are giving the troops," said Rodriguez, who wore a red, white and blue shirt and waved to the crowd.

A translator stood next to Rodriguez, and translated the message into the native Vietnamese language for those in attendance.

After hearing Rodriguez's message in their own language, hundreds of people in the audience responded with cheers of "Viva Bush!"

"Latinola" journalist Art Pedroza recently referred to Rodriguez as "California's most powerful Latino Republican" after Rodriguez won the seat of Vice-Chair of the California Republican Party.

At the foot of the grass-covered speakers circle, hundreds of people waved American flags and Free Vietnam flags, a yellow flag with 3 red stripes, and cheered in support of each speaker at the rally.

Representatives of many local community organizations spoke to the group gathered outside on the park grounds.

Many signs decorated the rally site, including printed signs that read, "To support our troops, please honk," and "Vietnamese refugees support Bush."

Stacy Strout drove from Costa Mesa with her husband to attend the rally. Strout heard about the gathering from a friend who listens to talk radio and she said that the speaker she enjoyed most was "...that Ronnie Guy."

Ronnie Guyer, a Vietnam Veteran, spoke to the crowd and wore a bright yellow jacket, in the color of the Free Vietnam flag.

"Freedom is the wave of the future," said Guyer, "and the Bush Doctrine is bringing democracy to the common man and to the common woman everywhere."

Speaking to the largely Vietnamese crowd, Guyer said, "We, Americans, follow your lead, for the love of freedom."

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