Greetings,
A group calling themselves The Strength Through Peace Committee of CJPE has been holding a weekly rally at the intersection of Mulberry & College Avenue (next to Gart's parking lot), Fort Collins, Colorado every Saturday from noon to 1:00 PM.
Across the street veterans and their friends have been staging a counter protest to support our troops. This main group leading this effort is the VFW post 1781 of FT. Collins. They have been maintaining their presence since just after the destruction of the World Trade Center towers on 9-11.
Members of other groups such as Free Republic, The Tyranny Response Team and the Colorado Patriots Fife and Drum Corps have joined in the counter protests. All of these groups take pride in America and preserving our liberties for our generations to come.
While we respect the right of groups such as the CJPE to protest we do take exception to their recent behavior of disrespecting the United States flag by laying it on the ground and dragging it behind them as they did last week on August 10, 2002.
Our flag represents the freedom and liberty guaranteed by our Constitution and the reasons for our nation's existence so eloquently stated in the Declaration of Independence. Hundreds of thousands of men and women have sacrificed in our armed services for more than 225 years to see that Old Glory and all it represents remains intact.
The fact that a group of protestors bent on destroying the principles upon which our nation was founded should be in itself enough to motivate you to join us for one hour a week. The fact that they show such utter disrespect for the very symbol of freedom that allows them to stand on the corner and protest should excite you to action.
Please join us every Saturday from noon until 1:00 PM on the North East corner of Mulberry & College Avenue in Ft. Collins.
Sincerely,