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'Move Forward' bus visits By JOHN SENTS - Staff Writer Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1:57 PM PDT ELKO - About a dozen well-wishers greeted the Move America Forward bus last night when it pulled into the Red Lion Inn & Casino on its 20-stop, cross-country tour to show support for America's troops and counter the efforts of anti-war advocate Cindy Sheehan. Sheehan and her supporters are nearing the end of a seperate bus tour sending a message to bring America's troops home. Move America Forward photographer Mary Pearson snaps a shot of Deborah Johns, center, a military mom on the...

uesday, September 20, 2005 Posted By: Melanie Morgan (0) Comments Permalink Support the Troops Tour Bus I thought you all might enjoy some pictures of our tour bus that is making its way from coast to coast to rally support for our troops - and their missions in Iraq & Afghanistan. Here’s the bus: And here are the two logos emblazoned on the sides of the bus: * “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Tour: * “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy”

Monday's Stop in Reno, Nevada Reno, Nevada - Monday, September 19th Deborah Johns Interviewd by NBC Affiliate in Reno- KRNV TV-4 The “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Bus Tour continued on its first day of a weeklong trip across the country with a large rally outside of the Kietzke Wal-Mart in Reno, Nevada. Marine Mom Deborah Johns and Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams addressed a crowd of about 200 before appearing live on the air with Bill Manders on AM-780 KOH. The Reno stop was the fourth on a tour of more than twenty cities, which culminates with a...

Sacramento Stop of Pro-Troop Bus Tour Monday, September 19- Sacramento, CA Supporters Greeted the Pro-Troop Bus Tour in Sacramento The “We Support Our Troops & Their Mission” Bus Tour made its third stop of its first day across the country in front of the Move America Forward headquarters at 770 L Street in Sacramento, California. Talk show host Mark Williams of NewsTalk 1530 AM - KFBK emceed, Marine Mom Deborah Johns and Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams addressed the crowd, and singer Kaweah Angel sang the Star-Spangled Banner and led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. The tour will make...

Live on the air this minute. Deborah Johns is doing a great interview!!!

Trouping for troops Vaca dad honors fallen GIs By David Henson/Staff Writer The Vacaville parent of a fallen soldier embarks on a politically-charged tour across the United States to speak out about the war in Iraq. Sound familiar? Not so fast. This isn't Cindy Sheehan, the so-called "peace mom" who stirred heated debate throughout the nation with her roadside anti-war protest near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch. This is Joseph Williams, whose son died in Nasiriyah in March 2003 and who has become a focal figure in a cross-country anti-Sheehan, pro-military bus tour. "The reason I'm going, I guess,...

ELKO - The Move America Forward organization is stopping in Elko tonight as part of a 20-stop bus tour to show support for America's troops and counter the efforts of anti-war advocate Cindy Sheehan, who is currently nearing the end of a separate bus tour sending a message to bring America's troops home. Move America Forward's bus tour began at 8:30 a.m. this morning in San Francisco and is scheduled to finish in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25. According to the schedule on their Web site, the tour will include stops in Vacaville, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., and Reno before it...

San Francisco- Monday, September 19 San Francisco: People signing our “Pro-Troop” sheets. The continuation of the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” tour kicked off Monday morning with the “We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission” national bus tour. We began the day with a rally in front of the studios of KSFO-AM 560 in San Francisco, California. Move America Forward co-founder and KSFO talk show host, Melanie Morgan, and Marine Mom Deborah Johns (founder of Northern California Marine Moms) spoke before a crowd of about sixty. Deborah Johns led last month’s “You Don’t Speak For Me, Cindy” caravan from...

Vacaville- Monday, September 19 Deborah Johns Greets Supporters in Vacaville The “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Bus Tour continued Monday in Vacaville, California, with a raucous rally in front of the Vacaville Veterans Hall. About 100 people showed up to see Move America Forward co-founder Melanie Morgan and Marine Mom Deborah Johns speak. Also joining the tour was Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams, who resides in Vacaville. Joseph’s son, Michael, died in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Vacaville stop was particularly important, as it is also the home of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who has been making headlines...

FReepers, in the upcoming days please monitor very closely (at least a few times a day) the Itinerary link for the caravan and the stops on their trek to DC: http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/DailyFile/itinerary_for_national_bus_tour/When the specific times/places are announced for the stop in your state/city call into your local talk radio stations one or two days before the caravan stop. I will be doing this for the Cheyenne and Denver stops. I made an email contact with a radio station in Cheyenne about three days ago and they are going to promote this big time leading upto the visit at the Capitol steps...

From: "Melanie Morgan - Move America Forward" Subject: America to Take Notice - COMING NEXT WEEK! Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:14:48 -0700 Friends, It is so exciting, we are rapidly putting together the final pieces for our "Support The Troops & Their Mission" national bus tour... the continuation of the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" caravan. We've worked from early in the morning (KSFO listeners know that I have been pushing this trip on-air starting at 5:00 AM Pacific Time each day) all the way til Midnight or later. Needless to say we are starting to feel exhausted,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 15, 2005 CONTACT: Robert Dixon (916) 441-6197 or E-Mail Robert Dixon - CLICK HERE Pro-Troop Tour to Make 20+ Stops Across Nation NEXT WEEK: From San Francisco to Washington, D.C. Includes Stop at 9/11 Crash Site in Shanksville, PA (SACRAMENTO) – The national organization that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), has announced a national pro-troop bus tour that will stop in more than 20 U.S. cities beginning next Monday, September 19th. Move America Forward and Marine Mom Deborah Johns (founder of Northern California Marine Moms) will launch...

Itinerary for National Bus Tour Check back several times each day for more updates!  Last updated Wed. 9/14 at 2:25 PM Pacific Time Monday, September 19th San Francisco, CA8:30 AM - Supporters Invited to gather in front of KSFO Studios.  “Support the Troops” banner-sheets will be on display, for you to sign and include a message of support.  The sheets will be sent to the troops upon the completion of the nationwide bus tour and Washington, D.C. rally. Audience members will recite the pledge of allegiance to protest the ruling against the pledge by activist U.S. District Judge, Lawrence Karlton....

<p>I'm writing to you to explain why it is that we are packing up and heading across the country to rally Americans to support the troops and the mission they are serving on.</p> <p>Each day the men and women of our Armed Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan endure grueling conditions - extreme heat and constant enemy fire. They've seen their friends wounded and killed in action.</p>

They were on the phones late into the night, planning, arguing, debating whether they should do it and how they could pull it off in just two weeks. About 2 a.m. yesterday, a coalition of conservative groups launched its official Web site, http://www.supportthetroopsweekend.org , cementing in cyberspace plans for a counter-protest that they hope will rival the antiwar rally planned for Sept. 24.

The Sacramento Marine mom who gained international fame for leading the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” caravan, is gearing up for another showdown with Cindy Sheehan and her allies in the anti-war community. The Sacramento Union has learned that Deborah Johns, co-founder of Northern California Marine Moms, will again team up with the Sacramento pro-troop non-profit group, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), to conduct a cross-county bus tour drumming up support for the troops and their fight against terrorism. Johns emerged as an articulate and effective counter to the increasingly shrill Cindy Sheehan last month, when the nation’s eyes...

<p>I just got off a conference call with some of this nation's leading figures who support the war against terrorism.</p> <p>And after talking to them I have to tell you that it was clear that Move America Forward is needed now more than ever to show our support for our troops and their mission.</p>

FOR ALL ACTIVITIES, PLEASE BRING AMERICAN AND SERVICE FLAGS AND SIGNS BEARING MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR AMERICA, OUR TROOPS AND THEIR MISSION FIGHTING THE WAR ON TERRORISM IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND ELSEWHERE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - TIME TBA - ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OF MOVE AMERICA FORWARD'S “YOU DON’T SPEAK FOR ME, CINDY!” CROSS-COUNTRY CARAVAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. - SUPPORT THE TROOPS RALLY OUTSIDE WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, 7200 GEORGIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. ACROSS FROM THE MAIN GATE, ELDER ST. AND GEORGIA AVE. Every Friday night for the past five months, members...

Defendthewhitehouse.org is a small, grassroots coalition of center-right activists who are organizing a rally for September 24th at noon in Washington DC under the banner, "ELECTIONS COUNT". The aim of this rally is to call Americans together in our nation's capitol to demonstrate the value we place on or nation, its founding principals of economic and political liberty and the sacrifices made, past and present, to ensure our liberty and prosperity. The system of liberty with which we govern ourselves performs so well that it becomes easy to take its mechanisms for granted. An abundance of material comfort has led...