Posted on 10/02/2004 5:59:56 PM PDT by sauropod
By my count, we had 21 FReepers and lurkers man the lines today defending the honor of Arlington National Cemetery. Many passersby gave us the "thumbs up" and several folks thanked us for being out giving our opinion of this blood dance. Honor Roll for today's FReep: Kristinn, tgslTakoma, hoodlum91, 3D-JOY, Sauropod, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, 3 lurkers, DonSimmons, LiveFreeorDie, BufordP, RaceBannon, Doctor Raoul, Cobol2Java, LandryFan, and BillF.
When you arrive at the Arlington National Cemetary Visitor Center, this is the sign you see:
I'm going to show you some pictures of what went on today and you can decide if the Left obeyed that sign or not.
We set up on Memorial drive immediately before the bridge. There was some last minute preparations that we had to do.
kristinn and bufordP making signs
Kristinn makes sign.
Our MOAB under construction:
Not too long after, Jimmy Valentine's Brother showed up. He immediately appropriated one of the signs I had brought with me (made by hellinahandcart) and held onto it all day.
Jimmy Valentine's Brother
Here is a close-up of the sign.
BufordP (who can't resist giving advice to people) gives directions to the Leftists
Message for Medea Benjawoman.
This was a good sign as well.
To our troops!
Osama's best friends:
LandryFan held another one of hellinahandcart's signs:
FReeper BillF arrived with his homemade sign:
About this time, a holier than thou peace protestor attempted to engage us in conversation. JVB got quite irate at her and asked her when she was going to get outraged at all of the beheadings taking place. BufordP started to try and reason with her but it was no use. Finally, she gave up and started heading toward where the rest of the unwashed rabble were swarming. Buford kept trying though, talking to her as she walked away. (Misogynist!)
Here's where she went:
Race Bannon and Doctor Raoul arrived around this time.
The good Doctor was in fine form and was prepared to do a multimedia FReep.
We met a couple who were passersby (they hadn't heard of Free Republic). They told us they were so disgusted with what they saw up at the Women's memorial, they just had to come by and hold a sign.
Luke the bicycle bisexual showed up. I had stepped across the street to take a picture or two. He started yelling something about the "curse of Fallujah" would be upon us. I asked him, "How did it feel to be supporting terrorists?" He said, "They're not terrorists."
Back in January 2003, we ran into Luke at a D.A.W.N. protest at the Lincoln Memorial. He insisted on making a big deal about his bisexuality (too much information - I didn't ask). We see him at many protests in the DeeCee area on his little pedal pusher. He seems to get more belligerent at each one.
When we got everyone in place, we started forming the FREepline:
And again.
One more time.
And what would a FReep be without a MOAB?
The Desecrators started to move. Make sure to pick up your trash before you go.
First Coffin Arrives
End the war
The left is full of antisemites. Here's proof.
The "mourners".
More "mourners."
Somebody's proud to be a peacenick:
Power to the people or white power? You decide.
More coffins
Oh look! They've laid a rose on the coffin. How touching.
That coffin sure is gettin' heavy!
Answer and Nader signs were in the march.
Here's somebody in uniform doing what he shouldn't:
Now I have a question for FReepers. This looks to me like somebody on active duty. I cropped out his picture from the high-res photo I took. Is this a current uniform?
Leftists being leftists, use whomever they can to "get their point across." Now they've got the kids in the act (he's holding up the banner).
First wave hits the bridge. On to the White House!
End of the march. They're crossing the bridge. The cop is relieved.
Kristinn gives rare interview.
Lunch after freepin'
::::::preens::::::
Totally awesome!
Mega Regrets that I could not be there. You guys are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!
There are very few times in life when you should tell someone to go to hell and mean it. This was one of them.
Mega-Bump!
[following is snipped from the end of the story]
With a dreary, dark-gray sky overhead, the demonstrators lifted the coffins and began a slow 3-mile march from the cemetery to the Ellipse, where 1,000 more coffins, some draped in U.S. flags, were on display.
In one tense moment, the procession met brief resistance near the exit of the cemetery. A group of about two dozen war supporters gathered and shouted at the mock pallbearers.
"Baghdad's that way," said a counterprotester.
Don Simmons, 39, carried a sign that read: "Democrats: Cowards, traitors, domestic enemies."
"They're assembling coffins on hallowed ground, a final resting place of heroes, for their political agenda," said Mr. Simmons, a 17-year active-duty member of the Army from Beaumont, Texas, posted at the Pentagon.
The counterprotesters, at one point, also chanted in unison: "You never march against Osama. You never march against Saddam."
Before the march had begun, a pamphlet was circulated around the anti-war crowd telling them: "No responding to hecklers." [This is the end of the story.]
Now that kerry has promoted himself to a Warlord - who are these anti-war creeps going to vote for? Nader?
The Tiggywinkle's are coming to DC in a couple weeks for vacation. My hubby's father is buried at Arlington (1.5 years ago - was in WWII) and we plan to spend precious time at his gravesite, etc.
Way to go DC Chapter!
Ref Posting #65: "who is this woman holding the yellow sign? That one really sends a message. Very sad for her loss..."
She is my friend, Rhonda. I made the sign for her (I made the colored background signs and the white ones seen in the pic you posted). I told her about the planned FReep and she REALLY wanted to attend, even though she's not a FReeper. She was enraged that those traitors had the nerve to desecrate the Cemetary.
Her husband, Rod, used to be in the Old Guard and walked post at the Tomb of the Unknowns. She lost him to cancer last November.
She was interviewed on camera four times, and was shown on the DC FOX channel Saturday night.
She did great - big BUMP to Rhonda!!!!
I'll be up there as soon as I get some new tires and the "check engine" light goes out on the FReepmobile.
And I'll definitely give #1 son an extra big hug next time he's home.
That really was an awesome FReep and the MOAB...well, I couldn't have said it better myself.
Thanks also for serving our country and having the gonads to FReep these traitors, you make this old Jarhead very proud!
Heartfelt thanks to the DC Chapter and FREEPERS
A big bump indeed!
Definitely a fine example what the DC Chapter calls a Lurker in good standing.
Thanks!
A strategically placed piece of duct tape on the dashboard directly over the "check engine" light works for me...
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