15,000 Rally For Troops At WTC Site "Photo Gallery"

NewsDay ^ | 4-10-03 | Bryan Virasami and Pete Bowles

[JustPiper]

Iron worker Francisco Nejias wears flag glasses duirng a rally at Ground Zero Thursday in support of the troops fighting in Iraq.

A worker crosses his heart during a prayer for the soldiers lost during the war in Iraq at a rally at Ground Zero on Thursday.

A worker sits upon a large dump truck and listens to the speeches during a rally at Ground Zero on Thursday in support of the war in Iraq.

A worker stands on a large dump truck listening to the speeches during a rally at Ground Zero on Thursday in support of the war in Iraq.

Workers rally at Ground Zero on Thursday in support of the troops in Iraq

Ray Fiore of Brooklyn participates in the "We suport our troops" rally at Ground Zero on Thursday

Olga Pabon expresses her views during a rally in support of the troops at Ground Zero. Pabon's brother, Andres Gomez, is a Marine serving in the Middle East.

New York Gov. George Pataki, at podiumi, speaks to thousands of union workers bearing American flags rally in support of U.S. military efforts in Iraq Thursday. The crowd stretched for several blocks north from the World Trade Center site.

More than 15,000 union workers and relatives of service members rallied at Ground Zero Thursday to show their support for American troops fighting in Iraq.

Among the crowd was Joan Stewart of Houston, who rushed to the rally after hearing about it while visiting here. She held up a photograph of her stepson, Cpl. Heath Long, 28, who is assigned to a Marine helicopter unit in Iraq.

"I feel so proud," she said. "I am from Brooklyn originally, and I am proud to be an American and a New Yorker. It makes me feel great to be an American." Many in the crowd along with politicians who spoke saw a connection between the war and the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.

"The war started right here on Sept. 11, 2001," Gov. George Pataki told the gathering, which included dozens of firefighters in bunker gear mixed in with carpenters, electricians and ironworkers.

[MeekOneGOP]

[TexasNative2000]

Something tells me this hard-hat is never voting for another Democrat.

[Joy Angela]

Hiding under her rock again.

What a she-snake.


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"New York Sen. HILLARY CLINTON, who was appointed to a coveted post on the Senate Armed Services Committee in January and who has made 9/11 constituent services her cause celebre, did not attend the support-the-troops rally."

From other "Great Minds" at Newsmax:

'PATAKI: Melt Down SADDAM Statue for Ground Zero'

http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/4/11/23801

[LuvUSA]

Hopefully the unions these guys are in will get wise and start endorsing Republicans!!!!!!!

[JustPiper]

I have been waiting weeks for more than one picture of a rally in the media. Love your site Jeff!!! Now in my Freeper favorites ;)

[JustPiper]

Hey I was asking and asking who did all the yelling at Michael ;)

[JustPiper]

Olga Pabon is beeeeeeeyooooooteeeeeefulllllll! :)

Yep, JLo watch out!

Olga is so much better than belly girl from a female perspective!

[Aquinasfan]

New York Gov. George Pataki, at podiumi, speaks to thousands of union workers bearing American flags rally in support of U.S. military efforts in Iraq

The hardhats were right about Vietnam too.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

At the OSCARS...

T'was Garden Grove's STEVE MARTIN yelling at MICHAEL MOORE on the inside...

T'was Garden Grove's ALOHA RONNIE yelling at MICHAEL MOORE on the outside.

All in GOD's Plan perhaps..?

[Jeff Head]

Thanks. I ha so much outrage and ire building up over the lsanted media and the anti-American protestors abetting our enemies ... I had to do something.

Building that site was as therapeutic as it was anything else.

I hope folks enjoy it and find something positive there ... particularly the truth.

Best Fregards and congratulations on a tremendous rally and pics!

[anymouse]

They are both great spokesmodels for FReedom. I bet they both have brains as well as beauty.

Definately need to get them both to come out to future rallies. I know they probably don't crave celebrity status (like the leftist do), but they deserve some recognition for inspiring others to show their support for the troops.

I'll bet you that their photos are pinned up on not a few G.I.s bunks. :)

[My2Cents]

You know something? I'm a white-collar exec, but these hardhat guys are my kind of people! I'd rather hang out with guys like this than all the wine-sipping elitists I have to endure during the day.

[Sacajaweau]

And the Republican Convention will be in NYC!!!!!!!!!!

[Simcha7]

GOD Bless You Aloha Ronnie.

Thank You for Serving our Great Nation and Thank You Always for Keeping Us Free and Safe.

May GOD Be With Our Troops and their Loved Ones.

YOU Are Our HEROES!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

To Sign our Petition for President BUSH to give the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award Posthumously to...

...RICK RESCORLA,

...our U.S. 7th Cavalry Lifesaving Hero of:

Battle of IA DRANG-1965
Bombing of World Trade Center-1993
Airstrikes on World Trade Cntr-2001

Simply Go to:

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GARRY OWEN, Sir (7th Cavalry Salute)

[Joy Angela]

[tom h]

While I agree with your sentiments about the lovely miss, I feel obligated to say that I think you need to get out more often. Watch a ball game ... go to the library ... play more bingo ... join the singles club at the neighborhood church ... good luck! ;)

[Brad’s Gramma]

This is so cool, I'm giving it a Granny Bump!

[Audit_Jesse]

Hahahahahahaha, touché. But we, he terminally ugly, have given up on that kind of thing. :) Oh, not big on sports, I'm a voracious reader, and sadly, the church in my neighborhood has gone uber-liberal, a sad thing as I loved my hometown catholic church. Be that as it may, I refuse to go to a churc set up to look like a Masonic Temple. Bingo? Nah, I'll pass, but thanks for the suggestion. Besides, all the good women my age are already spoken for. :) It's a hermit's life for me, like it or not.

[FirstTomato]

bumpity bump

Aren't these iron workers and other union workers the same ones the commie "peace" protestors pretend to represent? They forgot to tell these guys. (sarcasm off)