Posted on 04/13/2002 4:16:01 PM PDT by VaMarVet
It was an absolutely great day at the Pentagon. Weather was fine and Patriots turned out in droves to pay homage to our fallen heroes and show support to our servicemen and women now in harm's way. I was the first to arrive, and frankly had been feeling a bit overwhelmed by what we are attempting to accomplish with the Patriots Rally for America. That said, as I stood alone on the knoll, Old Glory in hand, I reflected on what our country is going through, where I have been as a Marine in peace and in combat, what is important, and what is simply background noise. While I did not come up with any earth shattering revelations - I did feel a sense of peacefulness in the thought that what we will be doing on the grounds of the Washington Monument on 20 April is not only a good thing, it is the right thing. Sorry for the soapbox - as always visitors stopped by to ask why we are out there. Once we explained the why, the when, and the where they were very proud that American patriots would be out there laying it on the line for our great country. God Bless America!
Here are some pic's of today's Pentagon Vigil and the D.C. Chapter's Patriot Rally For America planning meeting afterwards.
Pentagon Renovation Well Under Way - Old Glory and Let's Roll Countdown Clock
Another Pentagon Image - It Will Be Completed by 9-11-02
These Colors Do Not Run - Part II
(L-R) BufordP and TrueBlackMan
(L-R) BufordP, TrueBlackMan and Dave Dilegge
(L-R) Son of tgslTakoma, tgslTakoma and Daughter of tgslTakoma attend to the Memorial
(L-R) TrueBlackMan, BufordP and Kristinn
Chapter Meeting - Quite a Turnout - New Members Show Up!
Patriots Rally For America Banner (Pic 1)
Patriots Rally For America Banner (Pic 2)
Honor Roll for today was Kristinn, Angelwood, Sauropod, Leadpenny, Gore_War_Vet, stand watie, tgslTakoma, Connie, BufordP, TrueBlackMan, JapaneseGhost, and (I apologize) new FReepers who I forgot to take down the screen-names of.
for dixie,sw
a new and much improved Southron Republic will NOT have the income tax, either on individuals OR businesses!
for a FREE dixie REPUBLIC,sw
for dixie,sw
for dixie,sw
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Washington, DC (September 29th, 2001)
Washington, DC (September 29th, 2001)
Family Flag Day at the White House (October 13th, 2001)
Patriot Watch Rally in Sacramento, CA (October 14th, 2001)
Berkeley USA Rally- Berkeley, CA (October 24th, 2001)
Fresno, CA (October 26th, 2001)
New York, NY (October 27th, 2001)
New York, NY (October 27th, 2001)
Boston, MA (October 27th, 2001)
Washington, DC (October 27th, 2001)
Austin, TX (November 13th, 2001)
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (November 24th, 2001)
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (November 24th, 2001)
Boston, MA (December 1st, 2001)
Fresno, CA (December 14th, 2001)
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (December 22nd, 2001)
Fresno, CA (January 11th, 2002)
Washington, DC (January 20th, 2002)
New York, NY (February 2nd, 2002)
New York, NY (February 2nd, 2002)
Boston, MA (March 16th, 2002)
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (March 30th, 2002)
Washington, DC - Organizers Plan for the April 20th Patriots Rally for America (March 30th, 2002)
Fresno, CA (April 5th, 2002)
Boston, MA (April 6th, 2002)
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (April 6th, 2002)
Fresno, CA (April 12th, 2002)
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (April 13th, 2002)
Washington, DC - Organizers Plan for the April 20th Patriots Rally for America (April 13th, 2002)
looking forward to seeing you,sw
looking forward to seeing you,sw
we may not see any immediate results but somebody has to draw a line in the sand and I guess that's what FReep is really all about!!
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