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Family kept [Mrs] T at home and a cold rain kept me from taking pictures and kept us from putting up our banners. But the flags were up on our flanks and in our middle on the ‘grassy knoll’ behind our position were our smaller parade flags. Still the Olney patriots stood our ground. BELOW: Pictures from previous Olney FReeps. The Patriots this Saturday were Legionnaire, Halsey (USMC - Korea), along with Lurker Bill and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, and myself. The moonbats numbered two. But since there was only one sign between them, the other just stood there and talked....

Moombats dream that the "V" sign is for peace, but it stands for VICTORY. Moonbats dream that the peace circle is an original symbol, but it is a anti-Christian up-side-down cross. Moonbats dream of "PEACE" but can’t “imagine” that disposing of a dictator and having peace with freedom takes boots on the ground with our Air Force over head and our Navy on the seas. Moonbats "IMAGINE PEACE" but from their sign (BELOW - far left of pic), one has to imagine what it says while traveling at 35 MPH. The 9 Patriots this Saturday included Legionnaires Glenn (USMC...

WEEK 167 - March 21,2009 Four dedicated Legionnaires held down the corner while the FReepers were in D.C. supporting our troops against everyone except the anti-war, anti-troop A.N.S.W.E.R. group. The Legionnaires included Carl (WWII - Army), Francis (WWII - Army), Glenn (WWII - USMC), and Halsey (USMC - Korea). We couldn’t have a better bunch of heroes watching our corner. The Legionnaires didn’t pay attention to the Quakers since they had no idea how many of them were out. WEEK 168 - March 28,2009 The Few, the Proud, the Patriots were back on the 28th, camera ready. The 5...

Finally, some spare time. Between a lot of work that came in last week and preparing for the March 21 Defend Arlington Cemetery Freep, I finally have some spare time. Not much though. WEEK 165 - March 07,2009 Moonbats are like cold blooded animals. When it is cold and rainy, there numbers are low or they don’t show. But when it is warm, they emerge from their assisted living condos and dis-honor our brave military. BELOW: I was also surprised that the “Quackers”, who do not to pledge allegiance to any Country had American flags attached to their banner today....

As Tom the Redhunter reported in his Walter Reed AAR, it was pretty windy out, but warm. Well, that wind blew in the precursor of our snow fall - COLD WEATHER. The temps never made it out of the 30s on Saturday, and never out of the 20s thru today, Tuesday. The wind was blowing from the north, into our faces. This had Legionnaires Glenn (WWII - Iwo Jima) and Frank (Korea and having health problems) leaving early. The other Patriots this Saturday included Legionnaire Halsey (USMC - Korea), Lurker Bill and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, and myself. Even with 8 moonbats...

Hump Saturday for February - it was a little warmer and less windy than the previous Saturdays. Spring is around the corner. Our enthusiasm is starting to shine brighter than the sun was. We had 9 patriots on the corner today, including Legionnaire Frank. He has been out for a long time with health problems, but with the weather just a little better today, he felt that he had to be there. The Patriots this Saturday included Legionnaires Glenn (USMC - WWII), Halsey (USMC - Korea), Frank (Army- Korea) and Dave (Army - WWII) and Lady Friend, along with Lurker...

Several weeks ago, Legionnaire Dave’s lady friend asked for a special sign for this Saturday, VALENTINE’S DAY. Always one to oblige a lady’s request, (BELOW) she happily holds the sign with Dave. And additional waves and honks she got. We had 10 Patriots: Legionnaires Glenn (USMC - WWII), Halsey (USMC - Korea), Dennis (Army- Korea) and Dave (Army - WWII) and Lady Friend, along with Lurker Bill and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, Eager, iMacMan and myself. Pictures are by iMacMan BELOW: More signs spread around our position. BELOW LEFT: Lurker Bill, first on the corner with a sign. iMacMan is turning the...

GunsAreOK paid off on his challenge concerning President Bush. He promised to pay the D.C. Chapter $100 for each commuting or pardoning of Border Agents Ramos and Compean and a third person who's name eludes me right now. As we know, former President Bush did commute the jail time for Border Agents Ramos and Compean. The D.C. Chapter coffers are now richer for it. But GunsAreOK wasn’t finished. Because he, BufordP and myself were in front of the White house on cool morning protesting POTUS over Ramos and Compean, he offered to buy lunch for the D.C. Chapter regulars. So...

Okay, all you FReepers in New England, Up State New York and Upper Mid West Needn’t Comment. We know it gets colder than a witch’s teet in January up there, but we in D.C. got spoiled after last winter. Coldest it got for the Walter Reed or Olney FReep was high 20s. Did I mention yet that the moonbats were a no show? Not yet, but they didn’t show. This year has been cold. But not as cold as 2007. Who can forget the night at Walter Reed when the former Fran O’Brien’s dinner buses, filled with wounded warriors and...

Since I don’t watch FOX, or really any “news” channels since the election, the Military channels receive by attention. Military Channels are a lot better than listening to than the dribble about Obambi and his first coming. So I plagiarized the tank saying. This was a good week in Olney. We had 9 Legionnaires, lurkers and FReepers. They were Legionnaire Glenn (USMC - WWII), Legionnaire Dave (Army - WWII) and his friend, Edith, Lurkers Bill and Mike, and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, GunsAreOK, iMacMan and myself. All pics are by iMacMan. Since iMacMan got to Olney early this week he got us...

Our very own iMacMan Cometh to a very, very cold Olney after several weeks being off, after finally getting his car repaired. Along with his appearance cometh his super great pics (BELOW) of passing supporters. In case you are interested, here is the link to the original 1973 movie, The Iceman Cometh starring Lee Marvin. One pic that iMacMan did not get was the lady who took both hands off the steering wheel and gave us two thumbs up. And this is the reason that we are in Olney, and some of us Walter Reed, every weekend. BELOW: Red Banner...

Our numbers were small and got smaller as 2 of us left early for our Pro Israeli Rally in D.C., but we proudly stood our ground against an unexpected large number (9) of “Quackers”. Unexpected because we thought several of the moonbats would have gone down to D.C. to support Hamas. Patriots in attendance Saturday were Legionnaire Halsey (USMC - Korea), Lurker Bill, 3DJoy, Cindy_True_Supporter, 3DJoy and myself. Cindy_True_Supporter and I left around 11 AM since we needed to be in D.C. early to stake out our position. 3DJoy followed after the Olney FReep which had some excitement themselves ....

Our 3 Year Anniversary is now history without making history that will shake the world. But we are proud to have been Olney for three years. We are proud to join the other FReeps and Gathering of Eagles rallies that have been going on for years all over the United States. We will continue to be in Olney so long as we are needed. History will show something though. It will show that as our military fights to defend us and the world against radical Islam, determined groups of Patriots through out these United States have stood up for them....

This coming week is Olney’s 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. The Olney Patriots look forward to seeing a lot of our friends. We’ll be set up by 10AM and waiting for you all. We’ll retire afterwards for R&R at Dave’s Bistro. All the Olney FReepers, regulars and occasional FReepers, we wish everyone a safe and prosperous NEW YEAR!! This past week Cindy_True_Supporter was back. Her mom is doing better, allowing Cindy to make it back to Olney. But with [Mrs] T still recovering from her shoulder operation (she’ll be out this coming Saturday) and Lurker Bill having the flu, our stander bearers...

Yep, the moonbats couldn’t keep up with Troop Supporting Santa Claus and all the kids hanging out the car windows waving to him. The merry HooHooHoo’s and MERRY CHRISTMAS’s must have been too much for the grumpy moonbats who slithered away after completing only 3/4 of their normal display of their vile and curious but nonsensical messages. And Santa did NOT receive even one thumbs down or other negative hand signal this Saturday which was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately our two expect picture takers, iMacMan and [Mrs] T were not there to get pics of the kids. There were a...

“CONTRASTS” during the Christmas Season. The children of our Vietnam Vets are now proudly serving our Country. The video TO OUR PARENTS (tissue alert) by OperationMOM.org was originally posted on FR in To Our Parents (from Children of Vietnam Veterns) by do the dhue. A Christmas Thank You to ALL those who have and are serving our Country. Another tribute to our Vets is Wreaths-Across-America as shown on the FR thread “http://www.wreaths-across-america.org/” by shove_it. Gathering of Eagles also has a great report on the wreaths being laid at National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY and links to other cemeteries. On Wednesday, the...

Thanksgiving Weekend and I have the privilege of filling in for the regular writers (BufordP, Jimmy Valentines Brother, Kburi and Tom The Redhunter) of the Walter Reed FReeps. I shared the photo taking with Plea Deal tonight. Our other photographers are VAFlagWaver, [Mrs] T, Kburi and Tom The Redhunter. Both FReeps had their own excitement but in very different ways. WALTER REED REPORT for Week 189 - Nov. 28,2008 Freepers at Walter Reed this Friday after Thanksgiving were Lurker Bill, Cindy_True_Supporter, Kburi, Plea Deal, RongKirby and myself using [Mrs] T’s camera for several pics. While our numbers were small, so...

Yep, just like Walter Reed the night before, the clipper that moved briskly in made its point. In this very short video you can hear the wind blowing. And you get to see the TWO “Quackers” that showed up. Just like in the windy ‘n drizzly weather last week, the “Quackers” could only muster two “dedicated” faux troop supporters. This Saturday though was a little nippier than last week. Hey BufordP, just be glad we weren’t out of town this Saturday. Temps were around 30. Not sure of the wind chill. It was cold enough to keep some of our...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have chosen a private school in northwestern Washington, D.C., for their two daughters on Friday, where former President Bill Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, has studied. "A number of great schools were considered. In the end, the Obamas selected the school that was the best fit for what their daughters need right now," said Katie McCormick Lelyveld, a spokeswoman for Michelle Obama. Obama's daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, would move to the capital with their parents from Chicago, Illinois, after his father is sworn in as the next president on Jan....

Clinton, Daschle, Geithner… The big-name speculation over President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet appointments can wait while Obama watchers focus on another critical name that surfaced on Friday: Sidwell. The Associated Press is reporting that the Obamas have chosen the Sidwell Friends School in Washington for daughters Sasha, seven years old, and Malia, 10. The private Quaker school’s alumni include former presidential offspring Chelsea Clinton and Tricia Nixon Cox, as well as House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank and a former princess of Japan. Sidwell Friends beat out another elite school, Georgetown Day School. Michelle Obama and her daughters reportedly visited both...