Posted on 10/14/2001, 12:10:47 AM by kristinn
David Dilegge, 9, of Stafford, VA., Holds an American Flag...
Sat, Oct 13 00:20 PM
David DiLegge, 9, of Stafford, Va., holds an American flag near a poster of Osama bin Laden in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, on Family Flag Day; an occasion for Americans to show their support for President Bush and the U.S. by a showing of flags. Photo by Rick Bowmer (AP)
It was a beautiful autumn day in Washington, D.C. today. Warm, sunny, breezy weather lent a perfect atmosphere for Family Flag Day at the White House, a gathering sponsored by the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic to show support for our troops and President Bush.
A total of 40 FReepers, lurkers and their family members gathered for the better part of four hours at Lafayette Park in front of the White House waving American flags and holding signs supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
The demonstration was generally well received by the tourists and regulars there, except for the 24/7 anti-war protesters who periodically heckled and debated the flag wavers. Being that members of the D.C. Chapter and the anti-war protesters had developed a comraderie over the last three years, most of the interaction was conducted in a cordial manner. Some of the discussions did get heated, however, but remained peaceful.
The patriotic display was a welcome change for those used to seeing only blame-America rallies at the White House. Also, many of the tourists expressed their delight and support for the patriots as stood and listened to the pro-American music that was played on a portable CD player.
For the most part, it was a relaxing and pleasurable day for all. The story is best told by the photos which will soon be posted on this thread.
Honor Roll for today: Desertcry (w/wife and daughter); a local family of four; kristinn; tgslTakoma (w/daughter); Dave Dilegge (w/son); ironman; leadpenny; Jimmy Valentine's brother; a lurker named Ann; lurker "M"; Spaceman Spiff (w/wife); GunsareOK; TheFederalFarmer; Hail Caesar; TKEman; the Keller family (3); Ed McGarry; Jonah Hex; testforecho; Viet Vet and Shadow; BuffDC (w/family-5); Gabz (w/family-2) and Angelwood.
Desertcry gets the long distance award, he came all the way from Arizona.
CNN, ABC, and two foreign networks filmed us, along with the AP photographer.
EAGLES UP !!!
We all look forward to 'the rest of the story' with your and ironman's pics.
Rally Underway
Angelwood
Dave Dilegge and Son, LeadPenny
We Will Never Forget
US Special Forces Scope Out Parasites in Afghanistan
al Qaida are belong to U.S.
Dave Dilegge stands at attention
A Family Freeping
TGSLTakoma and Kristinn
Post FReep Group Photo
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