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Saturday June 24th in Courtyard Square in Santa Rosa, CA brought about 300 people to our local Support The Troops Rally.There were a number of great speakers, many from the Military. Soldiers, Marines and family members with loved ones serving in Iraq and around the world.Colonel Louis "Pete" Peterka gave a very moving talk which I will go into later. His Daughter was there and her son (his Grandson) Kevin is serving in Iraq at this time. That's Kevin's Mother in the center of the next picture. He was close to one of the events we have heard a lot...

The Third Annual Sonoma County Support the Troops Rally will be held at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa, California on Saturday, June 24th, 2006, from 10am - 2pm. Our Third Annual Sonoma County Support the Troops Rally in Santa Rosa, California, will be even bigger and more exciting than last year's rally! We'll have special speakers such as KSFO’s Melanie Morgan and Brigadier General Joseph Schroedel, live musical entertainment from local bands, and the return of the "jumphouse" for the kids! Other speakers will include Col. Louis “Pete” Peterka; Lt. Col. Steve Countouriotis; Deborah K. Johns, spokeswoman for Move...

This is a Pro-Troop Alert for all Move America Forward members. This Saturday, June 17th, supporters of the men and women of the United States military will gather to protest the firing of pro-troop radio talk show host Mark Williams (and his replacement by KFBK 1530/Clear Channel Radio with liberal anti-war advocate, Bruce Maiman). The protest will take place at 1:00 PM - Saturday June 17th on Vernon Street in Roseville, California. This is the location of the Art & Wine Festival being sponsored by KFBK and Clear Channel radio. If you cannot attend: If you cannot make it, or...

**snip**Mark Williams fallout: The decision by KFBK (1530 AM) to oust conservative talk-show host Mark Williams in favor of moderate Bruce Maiman has angered many of Williams' fans. Griffin & Reed Eye Care, which pays for on-air media endorsements (including Williams') for its lasik eye surgery, has pulled all advertisements from KFBK. "Our relationship with the personalities that help us with our advertising is something we take very seriously," writes Brad Mitchell, Griffin & Reed's chief operating officer, in an e-mail. "… I'm sure the absence of our money on KFBK won't be felt too much, but hopefully the position will."...

"They Didn't Die in Vain" - Gold Star Families to Iraq Half a world away, a contingent of brave young men and women are risking their lives to preserve America’s freedom, liberty and safety. They are the men and women of the United States military and in their service to Operation Iraqi Freedom they regularly come under attack from terrorist combatants who are intent upon undermining America’s fight against terrorism. Some times the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces sacrifice their lives in this mission, and the mothers and fathers they leave behind here in the U.S....

A READER sends me a tip that Cindy Sheehan is speaking at a local law school, so I head down there with my camera and audio recorder. The room is packed to capacity with students, professors, and media. Cindy launches into her usual stump speech. War is bad; Bush is a terrorist; bring the troops home now; blah, blah, blah. Then, foolishly, she takes questions. MAN: I had a specific question with regards to the memorial you have erected in Crawford, and I believe one that you're going to be doing in Germany. You indicated that you were being supported...

They Didn't Die in Vain Cindy Sheehan has used the death of her son, Casey, to launch a far-Left political campaign against President Bush and the military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, Americans will here from mothers and fathers who lost a son or daughter in Iraq who have a very different story to tell.From 4:00-6:00 PM Pacfic// 7:00-9:00 PM Eastern, the "Gold Star Families to Iraq - They Didn't Die in Vain" program will be simulcasted on 3 different radio stations, and streamed to computers around the nation via 2 Internet streams.The program, "Gold Star Families to Iraq...

WELCOME HOME OUR HEROES - Tonight (Sunday, Sept. 25th) Sacramento Intl. Airport (Terminal A) - 9:40 PM Friends:We have decided to throw a “Welcome Home” gathering for Deborah Johns and Joseph Williams – TONIGHT! (Sunday, September 25, 2005) and we need to build a crowd of well-wishers at the Sacramento airport to show these two how much we appreciate their efforts in this week’s national “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” bus tour.Here’s the details:*Tonight (Sunday, September 25th) at 9:40 PM we will all gather at the Sacramento International Airport – Terminal A to greet Jet Blue Flight...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 23, 2005MEDIA INQUIRIES: Contact Shawn Callahan (916) 768-2686 [cell] OTHER INQUIRIES: Contact Robert Dixon (916) 761-6987 [cell] National Pro-Troop Tour Stops in Baltimore, MD – SATURDAY PM * From Northern California to Wash. DC… with 20 Cities Including Baltimore * Led by Marine Mom, Deborah Johns & “Gold Star Father” Joseph Williams (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 en route to Washington, D.C. – including...

... Friday, September 23rdChicago, IL7:30 AM - Rally & News Conference at Marriott Hotel in Downtown Chicago. “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. --> Members of the press and the public are invited to our News Conference at Marriott Hotel in the Old Town Conference Room....

Late last night I was pinged that Move America Forward will be in Denver on Wednesday at noon. After a lot of scrambling, arrangements were made so that I could go and the President of the Longmont Republican Roundtable agreed to come with me. A few blocks before arriving at the Capitol, I see a bus that obviously belongs to the enemy. I still haven't figured out how Al Qaeda got a bus into Denver. We were blessed with nice weather, and I was hoping for a great turnout. I met FReeper ajolympian2004 and he unveiled an awesome poster he...

Report from the Cheyenne, Wyoming rally this morning during the bus tour stop at the state Capitol. === I started my drive from Boulder to Cheyenne at 5:00am arriving at about 6:30am. === Capitol building at dawn upon arriving in townThe only person who had arrived before me was Don Edmonds, the father of a fallen Army Ranger. === Proud father Don Edmunds holding a picture of his son and American hero, fallen Army Ranger Jonn Edmunds, in action 10/19/01, Afghanistan.While talking to Mr. Edmunds I discovered that he had arrived much earlier than I to raise the flag of...

THIS THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 22nd... we need you all to come out to our rally stops in Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; and Des Moines, Iowa ... part of the "We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission" national bus tour. This is the lead-up to the "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" weekend activities (and giant rally on September 25th) in Washington D.C. Marine Mom Deborah Johns (who led the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour to Crawford, Texas last month), and Gold Star Father Joseph Williams (whose son died in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom) will be leading...

The Bus Tour left about 9:30 from the KSFO Studios in San Francisco where Melanie Morgan (Co-Founder and Chairman of Move America Forward) does a Radio Show every morning from 5am to 9am.This is Deborah Johns...the main speaker on the tour.As most of you know she was on the first tour, the "You Do Not Speak For Me, Cindy!" Tour from San Francisco to Crawford, Texas at the end of last month. It was very sucessful, ending up with from 3 to 4 thousand troop supporters meeting in Crawford Texas at a Rally organized by Free Republic.Jim Robinson, the founder...

Hello to all of you wonderful people out there who have stood strongly and resolutely behind our troops. This is Deborah Johns writing to you, the proud mother of a U.S. Recon Marine who has already served 2 tours of duty in Iraq and will soon return for a 3rd tour. Last month I led, in conjunction with Move America Forward, the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" caravan to Crawford, Texas.  We had over 3,500 supporters of the men and women of our military, and it was an event that made me feel so proud to be an American. ...

The support our troops caravan to DC will be stopping in Denver Wednesday, September 21st. Denver, CO 11:00 - 11:45 AM - Live On Air with Mike Rosen of KOA 850 Listen live at http://www.850koa.com/ (Listen Live link is at the top left , no registration required) Address is 4695 S. Monaco Street. 12:10 -1:00 PM - Rally & Press Conference on the West Steps of the State Capitol in Denver, Colorado. “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...

WEDNESDAY: FReepers Needed in SALT LAKE CITY as part of National "Support the Troops" Bus Tour THIS WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 21st... we need you all to come out to our big rally stop in front of the Wyoming State Capitol - in Downtown Cheyenne ... part of the "We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission" national bus tour. This is the lead-up to the "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" weekend activities (and giant rally on September 25th) in Washington D.C. Marine Mom Deborah Johns (who led the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour to Crawford, Texas last...

THIS TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 20th... we need you all to come out to our big rally stop in Salt Lake City ... part of the "We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission" national bus tour. This is the lead-up to the "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" weekend activities (and giant rally on September 25th) in Washington D.C. Marine Mom Deborah Johns (who led the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour to Crawford, Texas last month), and Gold Star Father Joseph Williams (whose son died in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom) will be leading this bus tour and...

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>All FReepers should see it.</p> <p>First of all, the You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy! rally was spectacular. Go check out the threads for more.</p> <p>This is a streaming video (you will need Quicktime and a decent speed connection).</p> <p>The file is 5.2. mb and is a greeting from Deborah Johns of MoveAmericaForward.org to the FReepers, local talk show host Greg Knapp meeting Jim Robinson, and a greeting to FReepers from Greg Knapp.</p>