"Gathering Of Eagles" To Defend Americ's Memorials on March 17, Website Now Up And Running!

"Gathering Of Eagles Defend Americas Memorials" Website ^

[jbarnes347]

My father was an Army surgeon during the Vietnam war. I've only seen my dad cry twice in his life, once at the funeral of my grandmother, the other time when he told me about Memorial Day 1968. He was in a room with so many wounded men that he was up to his waist in blood, trying to save them all. I've asked him many times to come see the Vietnam memorial, or to make the Memorial weekend ride to it, but he can't do it. There are too many names of honorable men he tried to save on the memorial itself, and the emotion he feels when he thinks about it is overwhelming. As the son of a man who served his Country and lived with the pain and loss and hope of all the men he cared for, I will not stand by and see this memorial desecrated. I will not stand by and watch left wing activists use it as a springboard to make political statements. If my dad can't be there to protect it, then I will be, in his place and with his honor in my heart. I make this pledge to all of those who have served, and all of those who rest on that wall.

[Eastbound]

BTTT! Thanks for the ping!

[syriacus]

Would Jane Fonda appreciate someone desecrating memorials to Jellis Jacob Fonda or Jellis Abraham Fonda who were officers in the Revolutionary War?

[blackie]

I signed up, thanks Jim!

It's up to us to defend our Nation and our sacred places from the traitors of the lunatic left!

[armymarinemom]

I couldn't find an area to link.

[Bizzy Bugz]

Would love to get and pass out some arm bands for people to wear on that day. Would it not be great if people all over the nation wore them to be in sync with the march.
Please tell me where I can get them or how I can make them.
Unable to go to the march, however would love to do what I can.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Sorry to miss this, but all day I'll be on my way BACK to the US after visiting, ahh, somewhere else.

[LexBaird]

Sorry, but I'll be on the other side of the continant. But I do have a suggestion: be sure to bring your cameras and video recorders. You know they will be pulling disgusting stunts that the MSM will never air, but with youtube and the like, we can make sure some of it gets out to the real America.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[InfantryMarine]

Just stay safe and concentrate with your task at hand over there.

"We gotch yer back."

That's what this is all about.

You and your comrades-in-arms are in our prayers.

[InfantryMarine]

Gathering of Eagles, March 17, 2007 latest Update.


First of all... Gathering of Eagles has a web site http://gatheringofeagles.org/ please use it to check on latest information. Also register to add your own information.

Second: Available rooms....see below. Anyone that knows of other accommodations, please post on the web site.

Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston
(703) 243-9800
$89.00(+tax)/night
Mention 'GATHERING OF EAGLES'

Third: Guidance on driving into D.C. from the south, parking, and walking directions to the Viet Nam Memorial Wall provided by Dave Perkins:

I have scanned the appropriate map from the latest ADC map book of Washington DC for you. It's a rather large file so instead of trying to send that map to you via email I have uploaded that to my website and this is the link to it: http://www.daveylee.net/maps/VietnamMemorialArea.jpg

On all these maps, UP is North! Just so there's no misunderstandings...

You can right click and copy any or all of them to your computer much more easily than clogging your system with a HUGE email file... including the maps below.

The map loads up looking small, but with my browser, and using Windows XP as an operating system, I just click on the map and I get enlargements... hopefully you will too...

I have cut out, separately, segments for printing out and distributing (if desired), and they're listed here:

Arlington Metro to The Mall & The Wall: http://www.daveylee.net/maps/VietnamMemorialArea_1.jpg

Suggested safe Parking area: http://www.daveylee.net/maps/VietnamMemorialArea_2.jpg

On the map where I suggest parking, there is a LARGE parking lot right where you find the word ARMY near the top center of this map. The word Army is part of the street name for Army Navy Drive.

As you come up 395, you'll get off at the #1 and follow the * marks and continue to bear right at 2 and 3 and at 4 is where you'll find the lot (mentioned above) on the right that is normally open parking on the weekends... During the week, it is reserved for Pentagon Employees. From that lot (or if you park in the Mall Parking Deck) you'll head down Hayes St. to the Pentagon City Metro to head over to the Arlington Cemetery

Perspective... The Wall to The Pentagon... http://www.daveylee.net/maps/VietnamMemorialArea_3.jpg

My recommendation is to park at or very near the Pentagon City Mall which is shown at coordinates F-8 on this map.

You will likely come up I-95 and once you cross the beltway, you're on I-395 (I'm sure you remember) and when you get on up the road, closer to D.C. the signage is clear ( I will take my digital camera and do a "drive through" and snap some photo's of the signage you will be looking for) and there is an often empty lot, right at the bottom of the ramp where you come off I-395 to Army Navy Drive... or you can park in the HUGE parking deck at the mall. It's paid parking and a safe place to leave your car. I've parked there many times and never had my vehicle bothered.

In case you (or anyone else viewing these maps) are not familiar with the DC Metro maps, the ORANGE lines on this map are the metro line. And the long wider blocks on that Orange line are the Metro Stops. Just remember you will be riding BLUE LINE trains!

Then, a short walk to the Pentagon City Metro stop and two stops north on a BLUE LINE TRAIN you're at the Arlington Cemetery station.

Get off there and walk across the Arlington Memorial Bridge and you're at the West end of "The Mall" and that's very close to "The Wall".

This is actually not a very long walk at all... unless, of course, it's a cold and blustery day and that wind that often comes down the Potomac River at a frigid pace makes a short walk begin to seem like forever! Hopefully we'll have thawed some by March 17th...


Hopefully, this will be a good start for maps to suit your needs. If you require more detailed maps and pictures, aside from those above I have mentioned that I will provide, please ask!

Hope you're having a great weekend... We're in the freezer (so to speak) as it's below freezing and the wind chill has it in the LOW teens.

Dave Perkins
milret@daveylee.net
cell: (301) 788-3070

Fourth: I'm looking for anyone that has telephone numbers, locations, etc of BOQ/BEQ accommodations in the D.C./VA/MD area.. If you have them, please post on the Gathering of Eagles web site.

Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret
hmriley@cox.net


Gathering of Eagles Web Site: http://gatheringofeagles.org/

[Earthdweller]

I made up a tri-fold flyer. We need an approval from all parties for this flyer to print...DO NOT PRINT UNTIL APPROVED!

http://www.freewebs.com/earthdweller/GOE%20Flyer.pdf

[InfantryMarine]

Looks good!

[Mr. Jazzy]

Not in uniform anymore, fellow bullet-catcher! My son is LCpl Smoothguy 242 with the 1/3. He is at 29 Palms right now, getting ready for his upcoming tour to Irag. Here is a photo from his tour in "The Stan" last year.



I will be there at your flank, in spirit!

[tgslTakoma]

Suggest you have video cams ready.

Excellent suggestion! MSM is always all over the place at the lefty hate marches, but they don't show the bad behavior, violent signs and illegal actions of the peace rioters on the news, choosing instead to show the few "kumbaya" moments and group hugs.

[Earthdweller]

Check your mail. :)

[tgslTakoma]

You too!

[Earthdweller]

Your turn.

[Earthdweller]

The flyer is now approved. See this post for printing instructions.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777003/posts?page=265#265

[gimme1ibertee]

God, I hope Rolling Thunder will be there.....
I would love to come. I'll tell my brother (Air Force vet)
and the hubster (old Grunt) and we will BE THERE!!!!
Enough of these idiots!!!!!!!!!