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WASHINGTON, March 31, 2009 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently presented a $12,636 check to American Recreational Military Services to help the troop-support group ship care packages overseas to deployed servicemembers. The check included a $10,000 donation and a portion of the circus’s four opening-night proceeds from performances in New Jersey and New York earlier this month. “We had been scrambling for months to cover costs as donor fatigue and the economic decline had cut into our donations,” Ronnie Micciulla, executive director at American Recreational Military Services, said. “The average cost for shipping an individual box...

This is a program that sends monthly "care packages" to our soldiers in Forward Operating Bases (F.O.B.s) in Iraq and Afghanistan. They typically do not have local base exchanges or any other access to menial personal items (such as snacks, minimal hygiene items, personal health items). We work directly with Platoon Leaders, Chaplains, Sergeants, and squad commanders to coordinate our efforts and provide the support to those who do not receive packages and mail from home. The average age of the soldiers we support is less than 22 years old. Unclassified pictures have been sent to us and are attached...

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....

Walter Reed - Week 203, March 13, 2009, Two Fridays the 13th, in a row don’t bother this group. But just in case, there was a smattering of green to ward off any moonbat negativism. A brisk damp night, but not too cold. For the record, DC starts celebrating St Patrick’s Day the weekend before. BufordP and Trooprally were manning the northwest corner when Cheryl from Missouri came out of Walter Reed to visit. Her husband has cancer and the superb treatment at Walter Reed has put it in remission. Cheryl credits Walter Reed with saving his life. She said...

Reminder Post since the Tea Party threads are burying this important Defend Arlington Cemetery/Support the Troops Event. Added since last post is a Subway Train Link and a Weather link in Post No. 1 A.N.S.W.E.R. will be in D.C. once again this March 21, 2009 for their march on the Pentagon. Gathering of Eagles/Eagle Up will already have Eagles watching over the various Military Monuments and recruiter stations. If you want to help in this endeavor, contact concretebob. But if you want to help protect the sanctity of Arlington Cemetery, we will be there. FreeRepublic, along with any one who...

6 March 2009, Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC DC Chapter Members in attendance: rongkirby, Fraxinus, Trooprally, Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter, 2nd Class Citizen, Plea Deal, Navy Vet, Tom the Red Hunter The moderating temperatures enabled the chapter to deploy our MOAB. Reliable sources informed me that only three people, as opposed to the standard four to six, were required to deploy the MOAB. I don’t know if it was the climate change or the anticipation of adjustment to DST but there was an affect on some of us manning the watch this Friday past. kburi warned us about his...

A.N.S.W.E.R. will be in D.C. once again this March 21, 2009 for their march on the Pentagon. Gathering of Eagles/Eagle Up will already have Eagles watching over the various Military Monuments and recruiter stations. If you want to help in this endeavor, contact concretebob. But if you want to help protect the sanctity of Arlington Cemetery, we will be there. FreeRepublic, along with any one who will join us, will once again occupy an area on the Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge on the south side of Arlington Circle. DATE: Saturday, March 21 TIME: 11:30AM to 4PM PLACE: South...

STUTTGART, Germany — The soldiers from the 554th Military Police Company filed into the food court Tuesday afternoon, looking businesslike and ready to chow down. The unit, scheduled to deploy for Afghanistan this spring, was told they were getting a free pre-deployment pizza party from the local Pizza Hut at Panzer Kaserne, which wanted to show its appreciation for the MPs’ regular patronage. But the party was just a ruse. The target for the schemers from Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Pizza Hut was an unsuspecting noncommissioned officer from the MP outfit. The party was just a ploy...

20 February 2009, Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC Honor Roll: rongkirby, Fraxinus, Trooprally, Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter, 2nd Class Citizen, Plea Deal Photos by Plea Deal and some amateur. You’ll be able to spot the difference. Another chillsome evening (~35 degrees) at Georgia and Elder as the DC Chapter stalwarts moved into position to thank the wounded warriors for protecting us form those who would as soon decapitate us as look at us. It was a typical Friday evening for the DC Chapter. Good friends and lively discussions between waves and shouted “THANK YOUs” to the vehicles exiting and...

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...

Lurker Bill joined Anomoly99, My Hero (Chris) and me on Valentine’s Day. Lurker Bill gave me a special sign on loan from [Mr] T. Being a girl, of course I loved the hearts and message! I was proud to hold the sign. After reading [Mr] T’s Olney AAR, I would like to thank Legionnaire Dave’s lady friend for the request. A special thanks to [Mr] T for obliging a lady’s request and sharing the love! When not present, his spirit is still with us. BELOW LEFT: RockerMom holding awesome signs BELOW RIGHT: My Hero (Chris) being the typical trooper BELOW...

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...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2009 – A nonprofit organization and officials from four Veterans Affairs hospitals joined forces to plan four free “Valentines for Veterans” concerts to show appreciation to veterans and their families. “Our hope is that the concerts will boost awareness of local VA medical centers, increase understanding of the issues facing severely wounded veterans as well as their families, and encourage people to visit hospitalized veterans or consider volunteering at their local VA,” Mike Lynch, executive director of Help Hospitalized Veterans, said. The free concerts -- scheduled for four cities over three days, starting tomorrow -- are...

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...

On Freedom Radio tonight, 8 to 10 PM EST, the "Operation Valentine: A Salute to Gitmo Heroes" series will continue. Tonight's show will feature well-known commentator and 9/11 family member Debra Buringame and retired Special Forces officer, Vietnam veteran, and author Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu. A "Salute to Gitmo Heroes" is part of Operation Valentine, being widely broadcast tonight across some of the best shows of Blog Talk Radio, for the purpose of honoring our men and women in uniform, giving their all and then sum, for our safety and security at our facility in Guantanamo Bay. This is a...

23 January 2008, Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC Honor Roll: Chcknhawk, BufordP, Pasquale, rongkirby, Tom the Redhunter, Fraxinus, Trooprally, Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter, victoryNY, GunsareOK and Mike Bufton Loyola College student and former roommate of Cindy_true_supporter’s son Gavin On special assignment: PleaDeal, she thought it would be cold so she was volunteering at the Blair Mansion Inn First things first, BufordP has wheels that are new to him: A Black Fiat Magnum with a 340 Hemi. He claims it goes like stink Chcknhawk (CJ) was in town and stopped by to make sure that we were still pulling Friday...

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 ....

Fraxinus and [Mr] Trooprally RonGKirby and me VictoryNY Lurker Bill It's getting cold in DC. Tomorrow will be even colder. Possibly in the single digits when the DC Freepers man the streets and keep the perps away and down the block. Pray they're able to make it through the night. Sadly, I won't be there. I need to pick the wife up at the airport. MOAB Slogan Contest Current MOAB has been in use for some time and is starting to show a lot of wear and tear. Time for a new one. Here's our current Son of MOAB...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2009 – Operation Gratitude, a troop-support group, is joining forces with Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and thousands of volunteers from across the country on Jan. 19’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday to assemble care kits for servicemembers deployed overseas. The effort, called "A Day of Service for Our Military," allows for people to show their support and express their appreciation to those in the military, organizers said. “We are thrilled to partner in this event, as this is a great way to introduce more Americans to the great work of Operation Gratitude and...