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Posted on 02/28/2007 12:03:04 PM PST by ajolympian2004
Click here for video of Michelle's public service announcement
From my column today:
How many times have you sat in front of the TV over the last four years, watching anti-war activists march on Washington, chase the ROTC off your local college campus, vandalize war memorials, insult the troops and wreak havoc under the surrender banner?
How many times have you thought to yourself: What can I do?
Here is the answer: Get off the sofa and join the Gathering of Eagles on March 17 in Washington, D.C.
On that day, well-funded, celebrity-studded anti-war groups plan to march to the Pentagon on a protest route that will take them past the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and climax in calls for immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq, destruction of America's "global military machine," shutdown of the enemy-detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay and impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (plus an end to "colonial occupation" in "Palestine, Haiti and everywhere" for good measure).
Last time the left-wing, peace-loving fun bunch came to town, their minions gone wild threw rocks at a military recruitment office in D.C's Dupont Circle neighborhood and at a local Fox News van, broke through a Capitol Hill police security cordon, spray painted the Capitol Grounds with impunity, desecrated the Lone Sailor statue that stands watch at the U.S. Navy Memorial and reportedly spat at disabled Iraq war veteran Josh Sparling as he voiced his support for his fellow troops.
Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators were at that event last month. How many showed up with Sparling to counter the far Left? Forty.
Now, imagine our troops getting word of that count. They're walking the talk, committed to the long, hard mission of counterinsurgency in Iraq and abroad, risking life and limb - and only 40 of their fellow Americans bothered to represent them in the nation's capital?
March 17, 2007
7 AM to 4 PM
The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
For West Coast readers, check out the Move America Forward caravan leaving March 8 for the gathering.
Rolling Thunder will be there. If you want to coordinate something in your state, go here. Hot Air will be there.
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Participating Military Blogs
* "Doc" Riojas, HMC (Ret), US Navy SEAL
* 1964 Vietnam 1975
* A Soldier's Mind
* A Soldier's Perspective
* Agent Orange Quilt of Tears
* Americans Working Together
* Archangels and Witticism
* Bill's Bites
* Blue Collar Republican
* Bookworm Room
* Boot Murtha
* Cap Veterans
* Captain's America
* Crosshairs
* Democracy Project
* Dump Turban Durbin
* Ed Lemp's 1st Air Cav
* Euphoric Reality
* Ex-Liberal in Hollywood
* Facts and Substance
* Faes2000
* Flopping Aces
* Free Republic
* God Bless America and Our US Troops
* Grunt Forum
* Gunner's Blog at Armed Forces News Service
* Heart Verses of Faye Sizemore
* Jake's USS Hancock CV/CVA-19 Memorial Brow
* James Hooker
* Jim's Place
* Michael in MI
* Military Retiree Grass Roots Group
* Military Travels
* Mudville Gazette
* My Pet Jawa
* My Tours in Vietnam Class of Feb.67-Sept.68
* Nancy's Tribute to Our Veterans
* News Of The Force
* Noisy Room
* Old Blue Jacket
* Old War Dogs
* Oliver Jackson's USMC Homepage
* Patriot Files
* Psycmeistr's Ice Palace
* Remembrance
* Retired Military Advocate
* Rocket's Brain
* Simply Southeast Asia
* Soldiers of Today and Yesterday
* tgslTakoma
* The Gray Dog
* The Montagnard Photo Gallery
* The Patriot Files
* The Promise Kept
* The Vietnam Era (60s, 70s Music)
* U.S Veteran's Dispatch
* US Special Forces in SE Asia
* USMILNET
* Veteran-American Voices
* Veterans Tribute
* Veterans' Info
* Viper's Vietnam Veterans Pages
* Warchick
* Welcome To Our World
* Wildgun's 11th Cav C Troop
Veterans Groups
* 101st Airborne, 327th Infantry Regiment
* 169th Engineering Battalion, C Co.
* 2/502nd Strike Force Widow Makers
* 3rd Recon Bn/ Vietnam Harborsite
* 604th Transportation Co.
* American Legion MANNY BACON POST 1758
* Army Divers
* AX2USN
* Charlie Co, 2nd/28th INF
* Charlie Co, 6th/31st, 9th Infantry
* Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans
* Docs of the 3/26 Marines
* Fox Co, 2nd BN, 9th Marines
* Gunners Net Old Comrades Association
* K Troop, 11th ACR Vietnam
* Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally, Washington DC
* Screaming Eagles 326 ~ 101st AIRBORNE
* Special Forces Association, Chapter 67
* Swift Boat Sailors Association
* The Virtual Wall Vietnam Memorial
* U.S. Veteran's Dispatch Eagle's Nest Message Board
* United American Patriots
* USAF Redhorse CES
* Veterans Wives and Families
* Vietnam Veteran's 9th Infantry Division, 6-31st
* Vietnam Veterans of America, Western Mass. Chapter One-Eleven
* Yankee Air Pirates
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Carolyn
If you are along the caravan route that might be an option.
I'm there.
Strange that the MFVOV blog was left out. I tried to get on board but no dice.
Where were you left out??? From the list that Michelle posted?
Looks like it. Sorry to complain but I am getting a bit sick of getting stuck in the middle of right and left. Unless you have the big money of a 527 or something you get overlooked.
Well post it here, by all means. Linky?
BTTT!
Check out the MAF website -- http://www.moveamericaforward.org/
In the middle section below Michelle Malkin you'll see:
UPDATE - February 28, 2007 2:52 PM PST: Military Families Voice of Victory Joins the Effort as Pro-Troop Supporters Mobilize for Push to DC!
Keep up the good work, you are appreciated by many here at FR and many of the people I work with at MAF.
So what do I need to bring other than myself and my attitude?
Thanks. We have been blogging and pushing the event from the get go.
Carolyn
OUTSTANDING, Time to Cowboy up and Thank You
From a DEMARVA MP
Rules!! :-)
THEY COME PREPARED TO DO BATTLE and they are well organized.
Seriously, it's not just bandanas over the faces, they have BMX or hockey pads and protection on under their clothes, they bring improvised weapons like D-Cell batteries in socks, flammable liquids in unmarked water bottles, etc.; stuff that can be quickly assembled or disassembled into innocent components carried by multiple persons.
If their target is the Memorial, they will likely create a diversion to get the police away from the Memorial. If they want the Gathering of Eagles folks away, they will create a physical confrontation with them in one area, hoping to draw the rest over and then they'll hit the unprotected area. If you're protecting an area, stay at that area. When your adrenalin gets going, you'll want to go help, DON'T DO IT. The Eagles need to have people free from protection assignments to respond to these diversions so the Memorial is not left unprotected.
They use cell phones, hand radios, police scanners to keep their people informed. They will have folks on bikes or skates so they can move quickly from one spot to another (unprotected) spot.
Oh and most important: As tempting as it will be, do not let the black block folks draw you into any violence. Philosophically, you don't need to lower yourself to their level. Practically of course you can defend yourself, but be forwarned that the black blockers will turn that around on you too.
They will have people whose only job is to get photos and video. Any pics or vids of you defending yourself will never see the light of day. Any pic or video that can be construed as you initiating violence or "over" defending yourself will be on the media and attached to a criminal complaint, a lawsuit, etc.
Because of this it is important for the Eagles folks to have assigned pic and video people too. The black blockers will injure themselves and blame it on you. They will start s--t with you and only film you responding. They have lots of free time to edit their videos and pics then distribute them to anyone who will look.
The DC cops, Capitol Police, and Parks Police already know all this from experience.
I'm on the other side of the country and can't be there. Please pass this info on to the Gathering of Eagles folks. The more prepared they are, the less chance of success from anarchists. It's important they don't succeed because if they do it just emboldens them to stoop even lower for their next "action."
Posted by: RiotCop on March 7, 2007 3:33 AM (Indepundit blog)
No one has the Constitutional right to desecrate a monument.
Thank you for this very important info, Beckwith.
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