[I still care]

Did you see the woman with the black scarf over her face? (Anarchist?) I almost felt sorry for her, this wonderful friendly crowd so open and happy and full of gratitude for America, and there she was in the Antiwar pit with a black mask over her face like some supersecret guerrilla or something. I wondered what trauma she had dealt with in her life to twist her so badly.

There were so few of them, maybe 10?, all strange and pathetic. The park was full of thousands of children, families, veterans, etc. I noticed the antiwar types left way before the event was over, probably all the wholesomeness upset them and scared them off.

[sarasmom]

No, the only "anti-troops" people I saw were what I guess was the tail end of the group escorted into the "protest pit",by policemen, when we walked up right before 10:00.
It was the only time during the event that I felt my face take on that "I dare you to mouth off to me" glare.
It was also the only time I saw a police presence,excepting traffic controll.
I wonder if the dozen or so idiots will ever understand the irony,inapropriateness, and abject stupidity of their poisenous views.The flip side of turning a memorial service into a polical rally.Some people just were not raised properly, and continue to avoid learning the rudiments of acceptable social behavior.
The rest of the rally consisted of everyone meeting everyone else's eyes, and was a beautifull affirmation of support for the servicemembers of the USA.
I hope our armed forces get to see a few shots of the crowd.That is the reason thousands of us showed up today.To let them know we care, and what they are doing is most definately IN OUR NAME, AND FOR OUR LIVES.

[sarasmom]

FOX13 and Channel eight both said more than 15,000 today.

[floriduh voter]

I spent about a half an hour roaming round the demonstration designated area. The girl who covered her face was afraid to reveal her identify. She must have thought she was in Iraq or somethin'. There was a brief time that the cops escorted the demonstrators out of the pit. Maybe they got bathroom breaks or something.

[floriduh voter]

The girl who covered her face except for her eyes was a tiny thing and a young kid spoke on her behalf. She did not even speak. The demonstrators were at best 15 people and dwindled down to five at one point. There are other states where they would be more appreciated for their anti-American cause and you can guess who they think is the real president.

[Tunehead54]

Help - We heard shouting and noise for the southeast area but couldn't tell what was going on ... A couple people said they'd stopped allowing people into the park as it was "full" but that the "outsiders" regularly went with "USA! chants." Any more info?

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[ladyinred]

Those horrible thugs of Saddam wear black hood things over their faces too. I wondered if the anarchists who wear them are identifying with those brutal evil murderers? Our peaceniks here in California do the same thing.