Those aren't Hillary's troops - THESE are Hillary's troops:
Posted on 08/15/2015 9:18:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
More than 60 storm-troopers crossed the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday to raise funds for a nonprofit for children with cancer.
At 7 a.m., a large group clad in storm-trooper uniforms gathered near Golden Gate Bridge to support Kevin Doyle. Doyle's mission is to raise awareness and also funds to start a nonprofit for kids with cancer.
"It's breathtaking," Doyle said. "I can't put into words right now the support. The sincere gratitude that people have been showing for what I've been doing is great."
He's doing this to honor his late wife who passed away from cancer. The couple were huge Star Wars fans, so much so that R2D2 was the ring-bearer at their wedding.
"I know she'd be proud of me for making this journey and completing my passions from grief to celebration," Doyle said.
Earlier this year, Doyle walked 645 miles from the Bay Area to San Diego International Comic-Con in Southern California in full storm-trooper attire.
He has now made his way back to the Bay Area, but he said it was his first time walking the Golden Gate Bridge.
Doyle is originally from Minnesota but he said he came to California to do the walk. Raji Ramanathan contributed to this story.
I am glad there is a photo.
My first thought was goose stepping morons in Nazi uniforms.
Reading into the story made that seem at odds with the purpose.
:)
Eh, I’ve seen weirder sh*t on The GGBridge.
To me that theme IS The Star Wars theme. Without Vader, it`s just another space war story.
Glad I could help.
I admire him dealing with his grief with such courage, but from the quote, can you tell this is in California?
Those aren't Hillary's troops - THESE are Hillary's troops:
In before the why do this, as its not preventing abortion, comments.
I met the guy who played vader. He was doing a promo at my dads jcpenney store. I was around 9. He was huge to me.
Nothing relevant, just a personal memory. My ex (friends again after decades, her idea) was *deathly* acrophobic. I took her there to the bridge to enjoy a stroll across when we were together, back in the Eighties. She couldn’t make herself even start. I don’t push people on their phobias, even if they’re irrational- they’re life-and-death serious to the person that has them. We got some nice pics from the part of the bridge approach that’s not off the ground. We were in SF (visiting an Iowa Class battleship) for the 50th anniversary of the bridge. It was closed to vehicles and open to pedestrians, and the weight of them all *flattened the arch of the bridge*. I told her, ‘No way we’re going *anywhere near* that.
No idea what that means but this was way cool.
David Prowse, 6 feet 6 inches, 280 lbs
First Brit to Deadlift 700 pounds and had a 490 pounds Bench Press
I’ve got to get one of those for trolling SF conventions.
Just curious. What, exactly, do stormtrooper "reenactors" do? Go out to the woods and play paintball with a bunch of guys dressed like Ewoks?
Dayum!
DANG!
Thanks. That should help me to stay on my diet.
——In before the, “wretched hive of scum and villainy,” comments.
Post of the day. Well done.
What times I’ve seen them at DragonCon, were always entertaining.
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