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No photo but words. I was pleased to play a small part in both this as well as serve as a marshal for Gathering of Eagles the next morning. I left WR, drove to Balston and slept in the car until taking a bus to the mall. I stood with you folks a couple of other times including once with a sign of thanks for a young man from my tiny hometown in Oregon that gave his life in Iraq. Here’s what I wrote on #100.

Count me as one of the 60 that showed support! When I returned to work yesterday here in Hopewell, VA, I told my co-workers I been to D.C. and “had seen the elephant”, first at WRMC and the next day when I worked as a marshal for GOE. What an experience Friday night and I loved every minute of it. I sat across the street at 5:30 waiting to see if anyone would show and then saw RL getting salt out of his trunk to cover all four corners. One of the first to approach me was a reporter for a Canadian newspaper. I pointed him toward RL and Mr. TroopRally as I knew they could help him. Soon a couple from Washington state (some place near Vancover showed up) and a while later a couple arrived in a taxi. They were there for the first time and said they were from Gulf Shores, AL. Before too long it became too much for the lady and he said they needed to get a cab. It soon was obvious you can’t hail a cab at that corner. We put her in my SUV and he walked up the street to get a cab. I got distracted and next time I looked they were gone so all must have been OK. I couldn’t believe the strong support from the drivers passing by, from both private and commercial vehicles. My heart did skip a beat twice when I saw emergency buses with lights flashing arrive from probably Andrews with wounded. I had to smile when two or three pinkos came up to the corner and wanted to “talk”. One of the lady old faithfuls said, “get outta here, we’ve heard all your crap before, this is our corner and you’re not welcome.” They soon went back to their sad little spot with their tail between their legs.