Posted on 08/13/2008 5:19:23 PM PDT by trooprally
The passing motorist really showed their support this Saturday. With the weather in the low 80s and humidity down, no dog day of August this Saturday, the passing cars and trucks were just overwhelming us with supportive waves and honks. Even the trucks were blaring their air horns. A great day to be supporting our troops.
Below are some of the pictures of our supporters. [Mrs] T got a lot of Double and Triple waves today.
And lastly, a Patriot from Connecticut:
And then there were the 9 Patriots who stood on the corner. We were: Legionnaires Glenn (WWII - USMC), Dave (WWII - Army), Halsey (Korea - USMC), Frank (Korea - Army), and FReepers and Lurkers Lurker Bill, Cindy_True_Supporter, Olney-Keith, , {Mrs} Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T.
A soldier stopped by today as he biked through Olney. He saw us last year before going to Iraq and was glad we were out there. But his proudest moment was when he came home from Iraq. When he arrived home at the Dallas, TX airport there were supporters who clapped as his unit came through the airport. He didn’t know how much Americans appreciate our military until then. He also works at Walter Reed. After he was informed about FR being there also, he says he’ll stop by one Friday............OohAah!!!
BELOW LEFT: Cindy_True_Supporter, one of the original Fantastic Four, The others are Lurker Bill, [Mrs] T and myself. BELOW RIGHT: Lurker Bill holding down out left flank while some Legionnaires are a little further to our left working on out flanking the moonbats. Actually they were enjoying the shade. They survived Iwo Jima and Korea, so they are now making their lives easier by staying out of the sun. Not like the moonbats. We mixed it up with them the first several weeks (Week 1), (Week 2), when they were on our corner. They cut ‘n ran to the sunny side so now the sun just beats down on them.
BELOW LEFT: Legionnaires Halsey, Frank and Dave. BELOW RIGHT: Legionnaires Frank and Glenn with Halsey and Dave in the back ground.
BELOW LEFT: Olney-Keith with me in the back ground. BELOW RIGHT: Cindy_True_Supporter and Halsey talking about the finer points of supporting our troops.
Token moonbat picture. They got some honks and waves but not nearly as many as we do. One of the liberals in Olney waved to them out of his sun roof as he was waiting for the red light. As he turned to come past us he started to wave to us, saw our signs and quickly pulled his hand back into the car.
WARNING TO FREEPERS ATTENDING OLNEY - Some new money making 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.
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.
[Mr] & [Mrs] T
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Keep up the good work!
Thanks from the Olney gang. We’ll keep up our support as long as our troops need it. We are here for the long haul.
[Mr] T
Glad you liked the report. Any less would be an injustice to those patriots who attend the Olney FReep.
And you are welcome from the Olney gang.
[Mr] T
Just a passing observation. I live in Florida, nowhere near you all, and the only group here that stands on the street corner is a bunch of hideous old “peacenik” bats (”Grandmothers for Peace”). Your signs are nice and positive. The strange thing is their signs are about the most violent and vicious stuff I’ve seen.
Fortunately, they get only a few waves. But I am always amazed by how vicious and ugly liberals are.
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