Looks like a great lineup of speakers.
I know I was an add on and will do the rally proud. I took an extra day of vacation time to prepare. Of course, I will be speaking from a veteran's point of view - all veterans - not just Marines. This is important to me because my cousin, another Marine, will be among the anti-war protesters on Saturday. He has no choice as he cannot leave his appointed place of duty at Panel 32W - Row 027. Roger Charles Nesbit was a Private First Class with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division and was killed in action on 13 February 1969 in the Quang Tri Province. He participated in Operations Dawson River and Dewey Canyon and recieved the Bronze Star for helping save his fellow Marines when killed.
His mother, Mary Jane, wrote this poem to him on the first anniversary of his death.
Thank you DC Chapter for letting me speak - it is quite an honor and I have cherished the time we have all spent together since I first met you guys.