Still Basking in the Afterglow at Walter Reed

3/27/2007 | PleaDeal

[PleaDeal]

-- Walter Reed FReep Week #101 With No Let Up In Sight!

Washington, DC, March 23, 2007-- A very happy crowd gathered tonight to celebrate our heroes and continue our opposition to the Hate America First crowd waaaaaay down the block. Code Pink showed up in larger than usual numbers (13) most likely due to their humiliation at the hands of the patriots who joined the Gathering Of Eagles last weekend on the Mall. We had 25 patriots that filled all 4 corners at the gate quite nicely!

First, an update from the Gathering of Eagles.

FReeper TFroatz had not one, but 2 potentially health-threatening encounters with rabid moonbats at the rally! The WaPo posted this video showing a deranged hippie spitting on TFroatz! It happens about 1:50 minutes into the video. Unfortunately for our Fearless FReeper, he was not protected by the "Spit Shield" at the time due to it's faulty construction. (oops! my bad...) The most horrific attack came while the cameras weren't rolling. TFroatz was trying to talk to two moonbats when one of them became completely unhinged and bit him in the arm! He gives his report in this video. It should be noted that at NO TIME did TFroatz react with the violence that these idiots so richly deserved. Hats off to a real gentleman!

For once the flags aren't whipping in a furious freezing wind!

The FReepers and FRiends who gathered tonight were still basking in the glow of the Gathering of Eagles success! We all related stories of meeting some fantastic people and hearing heart wrenching and heartwarming stories from Vietnam, Korean, and even WWII veterans. These strong souls had traveled from far and wide to show that they would not allow anyone to desecrate the memorials constructed to honor their brethren who had fought and died for this great country. The passion and determination of thousands of patriots to show the anti-war, anti-American left that they won't go unopposed in trying to turn the GWOT into another Vietnam defeat was still being felt a week later.

For those of you who have been following all the posts on FreeRepublic but may not have seen some of the excellent reporting on FReeper's blogs, here are a few notables:

• chknhawk starts us off with Reflections on the Gathering of Eagles, a 4-part series of his observations and pics.
• Citizen SMASH couldn't wait to get all his thoughts and pics down in his 4-part series Marching with Moonbats. SMASH does a great job of identifying all of the freaks and nuts that make up the moonbat brigades and spends the day observing them from within.
• concretebob has Pictures from Saturday, even two of himself! (This might be the closest we'll get to actually seeing him)
• Tantor does his usual outstanding job of informing and entertaining in his 4-part series Vets vs. Moonbats. He's also got an excellent shot of Taco Mamma with a "Spit Shield" and tglsTakoma's "Traitor" MOAB as seen from a moonbat perspective in Part 3. Yes, he also traveled with the "fellow travelers".
• Tom the Redhunter has A Gathering of Patriots full of pics, history, and play-by-play.

Blogger FReepersTom the RedHunter and Citizen SMASH with Fraxinus, Army reporter Phil Kiver and new FRiend Lurker Mark*.		Walking the assembled MOAB out to the street.
		A special guest joined us tonight. Author Phil Kiver (182 Days in Iraq, Word Association Publishers, 2006) hung out with us and talked about his fund raising efforts for Fisher House. He's currently organizing a $1,000 per plate dinner on Fisher Island off the coast of Miami on May 5th. If anyone's interested in attending the event, ... uh ...can I borrow some money? Just kidding!
Using the skills he learned as an Army Reporter, the intrepid journalist couldn't pass up a chance for an up-close-and-personal encounter with "The Enemy".
Olfactory-sensitive Comrade Bruce tries to shoo away the pesky Patriot.		"Mad Marge"
Little Pink Riding Hood and the Dim Bulbs		Phil was talking with a Pinko who claimed to be a Vet when Comrade Bruce rudely interrupted the conversation to complain about Phil's cigar smoke. Phil said later that he would have put the offensive stogie out but he objected to Bruce's hostile manner. Large Marge became inhospitable to FReeperMedia's attempt to digitally record the scene. She told the photographer "That's enough pictures. You need to go back up to your own area!" Well! The photographer went across the street and snapped off a dozen more pics with the "bright" flash. Heh.
Code Pink has said that it is no longer involved in the Walter Reed "vigils", yet this is on their official website for the GoE weekend. Friday, March 16, 6-9pm, Walter Reed Vigil. CODEPINK continues its two-year long campaign outside the army hospital calling for funding to support the troops' wellbeing, not continuation of the war. And, as the pictures show, they are still participating!

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Bob and Spc. David	Craig (in the car) is surrounded by attentive Female FReepers Hoodlum91, Taco Mamma and VAFlagWaver.
Troop supporter Bob drives down from Niagara Falls every 3-4 weeks and takes a couple of wounded warriors out to dinner or wherever they want to go. Tonight he decided to stop by with his dinner guests and say "hello". Bob's dedication to the wounded heroes prompted us to say THANK YOU!!
D.C. Police taking report.	One dark spot in an otherwise bright evening was the theft of a pair of license plates from a FReeper's car. It's well known that Walter Reed sits in the midst of a pretty rough neighborhood, but this brazen act took us by surprise.
Lurkers George & Ethel* along with Fraxinus and Hoodlum91 manning the SW Corner.	tgslTakoma, Citizen SMASH, BillF and Danang68 frame a couple of neighborhood kids who wanted to wave flags with us (and eat pizza ;)

The buses filled with wounded warriors and family coming back from
the weekly Fran O'Brien's dinner as seen through
Ethel* and Fraxinus.

The whole list of FReepers & FRiends in attendance last Friday (If I missed anyone - please let me know!): Al & Mary from MD*, Billf, Bill from MD*, Cindy-True-Supporter, Citizen SMASH, Danang68, Fraxinus, George & Ethel*, Hoodlum91, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, Just A Nobody, Kristinn, Mark from MD*, PleaDeal, Taco Mamma, TFroatz, tgslTakoma, Tom the Redhunter, VAFlagWaver. Special guests Bob from NY and his dinner guests Craig and David, along with author Phil Kiver.

You can see the whole collection of pics from the night here.

We'll be back out at Walter Reed Friday night, March 30th, from 6:30 until at least 9:30 at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Elder Street, NW in Washington, D.C.

The wounded warriors inside the hospital are heartened by the sight of ordinary citizens cheering for them and displaying our thanks for the service and sacrifice they've made on our behalf.

A couple hours this Friday night is very little to give compared to what they've contributed!

If you can't get to D.C. to join us but would like to do something for the wounded, you can find a wealth of ideas by FReepmailing Albion Wilde, Cindy-True-Supporter, VAFlagwaver or PleaDeal.

Keeping the BIG LIST: All DC Chapter Walter Reed FReeps - c/o BufordP.

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[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Human bites can be dangerous....I would file assault charges.

[PGalt]

Great report! BTTT for America's finest and FR's finest!

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[Just A Nobody]

Great report...thanks!

BTW, that is not Hoodlum 91, that is nina0113.

[Apple Blossom]

Great job on the report.

Looks like a warmer than usual night!

[fatima]

Nice to see you ping Tonk,Bump.

[mdittmar]

Thank you all.

[mojo114]

Cheers to all. Great job.

[SisBoombah]

Thanks for the colorful, inspiring coverage. Speaking of the Code Pinko Hags, it seems WaPo's Michael "The troops should support the people" Arkin was hurt when I wrote him and called the peace demonstration just prior to the GOE "a freak show." (How did I know he was probably in with them?) In addition to the usual creepy gang, it was photos of the pink females that made me think of freaks. I'm pleased they are deserting Walter Reed. They can negatively affect recuperation.

[MEG33]

Wow..You all are terrific and so is this thread..Thank you all for Being There for our troops and their families.

[Doctor Raoul]

Phil was a riot at the January couter protest. Out of no where on the bull horn he tells one marcher, "You need a haircut" as they guys losing it in rage.

[ilovew]

I'll second the "TFroatz is a real gentleman" sentiment. :)

[Redbob]

We're all proud of you.

Thanks.

[Alamo-Girl]

Buuuump!

[Diver Dave]

Atta-Boy!!! - Atta-Girl!!! WR Patriots!!!

[ForGod'sSake]

Thanks for all you and your band of patriots are doing for the troops.

Well done BUMP.

[potlatch]

Another good write up and photos! Thanks for pinging PleaDeal!