U.S. Army Stands In Olney: Wk 132 & 133, Olney,MD 7-19 & 26-08: Op. Infinite FReep

August 01,2008

[trooprally]

U.S. Army Lt. Gavin, Cindy_True_Supporter’s son, was out in Olney for the last two weeks. Surviving being seriously injured by a drunk driver, being at Walter Reed for a short time, and finally finishing ROTC and graduating a lieutenant, Lt. Gavin has spent time at both the Walter Reed and in Olney FReeps before leaving for his Pacific duty station.

Gavin had a good time the last several Saturdays talking to all the Legionnaires that regularly come out to Olney. Even the Marines. And us non-service types.

[Mrs] T and I are very Marine oriented so a Marine flag at Olney has always been a common sight. Now we can proudly display the Army flag, courtesy of Cindy_True_Supporter (herself serving in the Army in the 70s) and Gavin. We have a banner with all the service emblems on it, but until now, no Army flag. While we have one 88 year old Navy Vet, he very seldom makes it out.

Week 132's roll call of our 6 Patriots included Lurker Bill, Cindy_True_Supporter, Gavin, Fraxinus, {Mrs} Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T.

Week 133's roll call of our 10 Patriots included Legionnaires Glenn (WWII - USMC), Ed (WWII Era - Army), Halsey (Korea - USMC), Frank (Korea - Army), Lurker Bill, Cindy_True_Supporter, Gavin, Sensei Ern, {Mrs} Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T.

Pics by [Mrs] T

The pic below are a mix of the last two weeks.

BELOW LEFT: Gavin and me under the Marine Flag. BELOW RIGHT: Proud Army Vet and Gavin’s proud mom, Cindy_True_Supporter.

BELOW LEFT: Frank (Army) and Halsey with new Army flag in back ground. BELOW RIGHT: Fraxinus and Lurker Bill with Army flag and the rest of the Olney patriots behind them

BELOW LEFT: Glenn keeping cool. Believe it or not, the Island of Iwo Jima was so cold one morning, he got warmed up with coffee. And he wasn’t and isn’t a coffee drinker. BELOW RIGHT: Ed. His hip problems require him to sit most of the time, but you can sure hear the horn of his 1980s Cadillac as he rolls around the corner.

BELOW: And our very own, Sensei Ern with Cindy_True_Supporter.

The moonbats were out for both weeks. And they still have trouble with their signs and banners.

Our passing supporters lift our spirits on these hot, muggy days, even at 10AM.

WARNING TO FREEPERS ATTENDING OLNEY - Some new money making SPEED CAMERAS have been installed on north bound Georgia Avenue right before you enter the main business district. Slow your speed after the light at King William Drive.




REMEMBER
Next Saturday, same place, Georgia Avenue, MD Rte. 97 and MD Rte. 108 in Olney
NEW TIME - 10:15 AM to 11:45 AM

As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be in effect. Briefly, they are: No violence, no profanity, no racism, no provocations, obey the law and treat all law enforcement officers with respect.

But a lot of verbal engagement in Olney is always welcome.

[trooprally]

RE: Olney FReep -

If you live in northern VA and want a short cut to Olney See Post 39 Here. It's an easy 20 minute drive from the American Legion Bridge.

A special Thanks to a FReeper FRiend for enhancing the original plain type directions.

The Archive of Olney FReeps is here or in the LINKS section of Trooprally's ABOUT Page.

WEATHER UPDATES HERE.

[trooprally]

You are on the Olney ping list. If you want off or on this list, please FReepmail us.

[Mr] & [Mrs] T

[\/\/ayne]

...courtesy of Cindy_True_Supporter (herself serving in the Army in the 70s)

Now you also have to learn the Army song she probably knows:

From the East to the West we’re the bestest of the best
We’re the Women’s Army Corps
So it hail all hail
The women will not fail
To help make the foe turn tail
Join our song and with us march along
In the Women’s Army Corps

[\/\/ayne]

There's a WAC Documentary on You Tube but it's a little before the 70's. The WAC assimilated with the US Army in 1978.

[trooprally]

Cindy_True_Supporter is at our place today. While she was a nurse, I’ll have to tell he about your link and song. Thanks.

Looks like rain today for Olney and our counter to the “Out of Iran” moonbats in D.C. this afternoon. At least it is cooling things down a bit.

[Mr] T

[RockerMom2MyHero]

Great job and great pictures. God Bless Gavin and thanks to Cindy_True_Supporter for her service in the Army. Have a good FReep today. Hope you have a good umbrella in case of rain [Mr] T! :) Good luck in DC. Thanks for doing your part to counter those moonbats.

[trooprally]

Pouring Rain in the early AM and pouring afternoon rain as we were leaving the parking garage, but none at Olney or D.C.

Great time at both places.

[Mr] T

[RockerMom2MyHero]

Glad to hear you missed the rain in Olney and DC and had a great time. Good job!

[\/\/ayne]

OK, one more thing about WACs!

A WAC was assigned as a driver for the General, one day as they were driving down a back road the jeep quit running. The driver got out, opened the hood and tried working on the engine. The General was in a hurry so he looked in the glove compartment and found some tools. He yelled out to the WAC, "You want a screw driver?"

She yelled back, "Might as well! Can't get this darned thing started!"