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....and head to Washington, D.C. for the Gathering of Eagles next weekend.Freeper #1 Jim Robinson has joined the Move America Forward caravan and is making the cross-country trek to join the Eagles as they protect the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and rally for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.March 17, 2007 has the potential to go down in history as the day Vietnam veterans, veterans of other eras and their fellow patriotic Americans stood up to the anti-American left in overwhelming numbers.Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan know about the Gathering of Eagles and are cheering us on. Will you let them...

The communist, pro-terrorist group International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) seems to realize they are facing a hot LZ on March 17. ANSWER has made significant changes in their plans since their initial announcement that they would hold their ‘antiwar’ rally at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Last week they changed the location of their rally from Constitution Gardens (East side of the Vietnam Memorial) to a park one block west of Memorial on Henry Bacon Drive. Yesterday, ANSWER announced they are only going to use the Henry Bacon Drive park as a meeting point for their...

Behind the door of Army Spec. Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold. When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up, he can see the bathtub on the floor above through a rotted hole. The entire building, constructed between the world wars, often smells like greasy carry-out. Signs of neglect are everywhere: mouse droppings, belly-up cockroaches, stained carpets, cheap mattresses. This is the world of Building 18, not the kind of place where Duncan expected to recover when he was evacuated to Walter Reed...

<p>Washington, DC, February 9, 2007— The DC Chapter of Free Republic has lately added an Australian flag to its array of troop-honoring Coalition colors at our Friday evening rally at the gates of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Aussie flag joins the British Union Jack in honor of two of our loyal partner nations in the War on Terror. Australian flags were given by two FReepers, Dinah Lord and Jimmy Valentine's Brother, who read of a donation to our Walter Reed rally by a supportive Australian passerby a few weeks ago.</p>

On Saturday, January 27 I was with the hardy band of Freepers who rallied in support of our brave troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. We made sure that the moonbats of United For Peace and Justice didn't have the field to themselves. As for the anti-war nuts, their parade was an absolute freakshow. It also got pretty nasty, with the moombats insulting the veterans among us in ways that were disgraceful. These people are traitors and should be viewed as such. A complete report on the day's events, with photos, can be found on my blog, The...

<p>As many of the longtime Freepers know, D.C. Chapter founder MrConfettiMan has been battling brain cancer for several years.</p> <p>He last posted an update on his condition two years ago.</p> <p>This morning I received a freepmail from a coworker of his who informed me that MrConfettiMan's cancer has flared up and the prognosis is not looking good.</p>

From the newswires: With the Capitol as a backdrop, demonstrators listen to the speakers during a protest against the war in Iraq on the National Mall on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, in Washington. Actress Jane Fonda speaks at an anti-Iraq war protest on the National Mall Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in Washington. Actress Jane Fonda, right, smiles with Eve Ensler, author of 'The Vagina Monologues,' center, at the U.S. Navy Memorial as they participate in a protest against the war in Iraq, Saturday Jan. 27, 2007, in Washington. Actor Sean Penn can be seen at left. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio,...

<p>Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the country converged on the Mall in Washington today to urge the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq as President Bush is proposing to send more troops in an effort to stabilize the country.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON -- Actress and long time peace activist Jane Fonda, a favorite target of right-wing attacks since the 1970s for her high-profile opposition to the Vietnam War, will rejoin the ranks of the antiwar movement today at a major rally in Washington.</p>

Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the country are expected to converge in Washington today to urge the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq as President Bush is proposing to send more troops in an effort to stabilize the country. They plan to rally on the Mall, march around the north side of the Capitol and send a strong message to the government. The event, which authorities said could draw 100,000 people, starts with a rally at 11 a.m. Among those expected to address the crowd are Jane Fonda, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon and Jesse Jackson. The march, organized...

WASHINGTON, DC, January 12, 2007-- Maybe the past five+ years of global terrorist bombings, ghastly web-cast slaughters, the sociopolitical cave-in of Europe and the worldwide spread of religio-fanatic annihilation threats have meant something, after all. Maybe Everyperson is no longer a passive tool of the mainstream media. However intoxicated by liberal elitist kool-aid (laced with the narcissism that nothing bad could ever happen to kool people), some recent passersby at the DC Chapter's weekly Walter Reed FReep seem more eager to talk, even -- gasp -- to learn. Why does the DC Chapter persist in supporting our troops -- and...

Let me prefix this with the following new information - another Virginia gun dealer is going out of business thanks to Bloomberg: Franklin Rod & Tackle in Rocky Mount. Bloomberg's spokesman said quite piously a few months ago that Bloomberg didn't want to put gun dealers out of business. We know better. THE PROTEST IS ON!! Maniacal New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors' Coalition Against Illegal Guns will be meeting for a one day "National Summit" at the DC Capitol Hilton (corner of 16th and K at 1001 16th Street NW) on Tuesday, January 23rd - see...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all Freepers and lurkers in good standing, as well as other patriotic Americans, to join us in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 27, 2007, for a rally in support of victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror, and a counter-gathering along the route of an 'antiwar' march later that day.We are calling this gathering the Winter Patriots Rally. The anti-American left used the phrase 'Winter Soldier' during the Vietnam war in a propaganda campaign to get America to surrender to our enemies--not defeat them--by turning inside out a Revolutionary...

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these Freepers from the completion of their appointed duties.The Honor Roll for FReep #90, outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC: 3D-Joy, Albion Wilde, Bill from MD, Cindy-true-supporter, Daughter of tgslTakoma, Doctor Raoul, Fraxinus, Gavin, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, Just A Nobody, Kieth & Sarah from VA, Kristinn, PleaDeal, TFroatz, Son of tgslTakoma, tgslTakoma, Tom the Redhunter, and Trooprally [Mr. & Mrs]Over a year and a half and we've seen just about everything, weather-wise; snow, drenching rain, blistering heat and freezing cold. During the summer months it...

Cindy Sheehan and the anti-American left are descending on our nation's capital this week to mourn the judicial hanging of Saddam Hussein, celebrate the 3000th American death in Iraq and urge the Democrat-controlled Congress to betray our troops in Iraq and impeach President Bush.Their first event is a celebration of the 3000th American killed in Iraq to be held at the Virginia side of Memorial Bridge near the entrance to Arlington Cemetery. This will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.The D.C. Chapter will be there to counter starting at 4:30 p.m. Please bring American flags and...

BETTER LUCK NEXT TYRANT: Facing Off Saddam Fan Club at Walter Reed While Awaiting Execution -- Week 89Washington, DC, December 29, 2006-- Usually we don't bother any more with the anti-American prophets of Doom down the street from the gates of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Since we chased them off the gates, we focus on cheering the troops and ignore them unless they challenge us. But this night, carrying Kristinn's "Good Riddance Saddam" sign, several FReepers ventured down the street, frankly, to share our relief that a murdering despot was on the way out, within hours. President GW (aka...

From today's Washington Times "Inside the Beltway"column: Kristinn Taylor, president of the local Free Republic chapter, was walking through the concourse of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday afternoon when he spotted one of Saddam Hussein's attorneys, Ramsey Clark, who was attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson. "As we walked by each other in the uncrowded terminal, I made a slashing motion across my neck and said to him, 'It's too bad about Saddam,' " in reference to the deposed Iraqi tyrant's failed judicial appeal to avert his death sentence. At that point, he said, Mr. Clark "glanced...

Washington, DC, Dec. 22, 2006-- It comes but once a year. Christmas is a time for joy! In spite of the steady downpour, the DC Chapter turned out to stand with Santa Claus at Walter Reed, grateful that it wasn't the paralyzing snow storm that was grounding holiday travelers and mail in Denver. We've been out here every Friday evening for the past 88 weeks to wave to the troops, their family members and staff who come and go from the hospital on Friday evening. This week, those who came and went were those who had to stay at the...

Party 2006 – DC Chapter Christmas is the holiday to remember the birth of Jesus..., despite the questionable day chosen. . In the good old USA we use this holiday additionally for friendship and celebrations of those friendships for many weeks prior. In DC on December 9 the FReeper chapter had such a celebration. And what a grand one it was! God provided the good weather for our birthday party for his Son An outstanding day for the FReep in Olney earlier also… FReeper’s Trooprally (Mr.& Mrs) opened their charming home in park-like setting(yes, the deer came also!) and...

Washington, DC, December 8, 2006-- It was so cold, the ink in my note pen froze. Our toes, our toes! Chemical handwarmers, coffee, layers of clothes -- any way you tried to cope with FReeping in temperatures that dipped into the single digits with every gust of wind, you still had to get in the car periodically and turn on the engine to run the heater. It was so cold, only seven cheese-wads turned out down the street to protest the war, as compared to our 25 pro-troops/pro-mission FReepers and lurkers. We didn't even bother to photograph them. We fortified...