The Mainstream Media, including Fox, which claims to be "Fair and Balanced",
have not covered this event from the 'Eagles' side. They have, however, covered
the anti-American side. You would think we would be used to it by now.
I want to make sure the public and more importantly, the US troops overseas,
get firsthand accounts of what took place. I'm tired of being misrepresented in
the 'majority' the news claims objects to the war in Iraq. I want Victory in
Iraq, not defeat.
I want our troops to be safe and well-equipped, not left to their own defenses
because Pelosi wants to cut and run, and stop funding for the US troops.
GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND GOD BLESS THE "GATHERING OF
EAGLES!".
On March 17, 2007 I went to Washington DC, with a "Gathering of Eagles" to
protect our war memorials, and to oppose the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition's 'march on
the pentagon', what was dubbed as an "anti-war protest".
Since the mainstream media, and even the Fox News Channel, which claims to be
Fair and Balanced, did not cover our pro-US troops' rally, I decided to give my
account of the events that took place. Fox News was there, but all they covered
were the 'protesters.' The pro-US troops crowd, the Gathering of Eagles
outnumbered the protesters 3-1 according to the National Park Service. On the
A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition's website, they claim that there were less marchers than
advertised because park police kept them from joining the demonstration. That
could not be further from the truth.
The National Park Service roped off, and designated areas for the Anti-American
crowd and for the Eagles crowd. I was there for about five minutes, when a
group of 'peaceful' marchers tried to break the barrier of Veterans and US
supporters set up at the 'exit' of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Dozens
of reports involving 'anti-war' types desecrating war memorials, made it
necessary for the Vietnam Veterans to not let the 'angry mob' through. They
weren't going to allow them to destroy their memorial.
What a bunch of goons they were! I haven't seen that many freaks since I went
to the Big Top in the circus as a kid. It mostly consisted of young people,
quite a few of them kids ranging in ages from 6-18, some in strollers. There
was even one guy pushing a baby in a stroller, and when one of the protesters
tried to come over to our side, a couple cops stood between the protester and
the vets on our side. This guy placed the stroller between him and the vets.
Can you believe it? We lined on the sidewalks as they marched by and shouted
USA! USA! over and over again. Some shouted Traitor, Terrorist, and other words
appropriate to the parade of loonies marching by. It reminded me of the
Mummers' Parade without the great string band music. I liked the guys dressed
in Pink and wearing the rainbow clothes. That was very colorful, I just don't
know what that crowd had to do with being anti-war!?!
The Eagles waved American Flags, it was great and the 'marchers' hated it!
There were a few scuffles, when some of the protesters crossed over into the
areas that were designated for the veterans and troops' supporters. There was
this guy, Squiggy they call him, who is at the Walter Reed Medical Center for
our wounded veterans, shouting at our soldiers as they enter and leave the
building, every weekend. They call themselves Code Pink. Squiggy had a big pink
ribbon hanging off of his backpack. He deliberately went through a crowd of
vets, carrying his signs. He was told that he must have gotten lost and was
directed back to the 'flock' on the other side of the Lincoln Memorial.
I always knew that Jane Fonda was a thorn in the Vietnam Veterans' side, but
seeing it up close and personal was very different. She wasn't there of course.
There is a picture of her marching in a protest, probably somewhere in CA, or
it could have been at the protest in Oregon where they burned the Us Flag and
an effigy of an American Soldier, and waved a banner saying "F**k the Troops!
Fonda is pictured with the Code Pink 'ladies', one of the 'ladies' being a guy
with a 5 o'clock shadow. Freaks, all of them! There are more pictures of
protesstors on my blog:
It's Time to Take America Back
, so be
sure to to take a look at it.
Friday night, March 16th, groups of Veterans and supporters stood outside of
Walter Reed in the cold, while it was snowing and gave support to the guys
coming in and out, while the small crowd of Code Pink people tried to stage
their weekly tirade.
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition's musical guest was a rapper with a 'rap' sheet. Big
surprise, huh? Apparently he had some controversial songs about Bush and about
9/11 being an inside job. When we had our rally, with the Pledge of Allegiance
and the Star-Spangled Banner, all you could hear were the shouts of the morons
across the way. While our side played Taps, you could hear them shouting things
like, "Puerto Rico is in the house, Cuba is in the house, Palestine is in the
house, etc." as if that was a good thing! I didn't hear them say, and this is
important, "America is in the house!" America was there that day, but not with
the '10,000' Anti-Americans. America was where she belonged, with her 30,000
supporters.
The protesters tried to paint the Eagles as 'bullies', but everyone was really
civil I'm surprised at how civil the Eagles were considering that for many of
our Vietnam Veterans this was the first time they were able to vent their rage
at the protesters without lifting a finger to them. Just our being there
angered the 'mob'. They were a little shaken by our numbers as well. Was it
surprise or fear? Hard to tell under all the rainbows and pink ribbons. We
ruined their "Communist" Block Party. And that pleases me very much!
Towards the end of the day, when most of us were leaving and waiting for our
busses and whatnot to come, suddenly dozens of cop cars and paddy wagons went
flying down Constitution Avenue with their lights on and sirens blaring. I
found out that about 200 people from the Black Bloc people (whatever they are)
tried to climb the fence surrounding the wall with weapons. None of them made
it over and they were all arrested. But you won't read about that or see it on
TV either. One of the guys I was walking around with that day, was there and
saw the whole thing. He said there were more cops that what I even saw.
When I went with my kids to DC couple of years ago, it was a rainy, chilly
Spring day, May 17th, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's birthday. No one was around and we walked freely all over the Mall, including in the
area of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. On March 17th, everyone had to go
through a metal detector to visit the Wall. There were barricades all over the
place. The lines were incredibly long, but so worth it. There were Vietnam
Veterans in wheelchairs spanning the length of the wall, thanking everyone who
came in support of them and our troops. We weren't allowed to carry bags in
with us to see the wall. All that because of the protesters. It was amazing,
though!
There are tons of pictures up at freerepublic.com and on the usvd.com page. I
have had a ton of people sign my guestbook in the past month. Before that all I
ever got was spam and I had to dump the guestbook. One of them was a Philly cop
who said he was also a Navy Veteran in Vietnam and he went to the wall on
Saturday, too. His reason was two-fold, he went as a veteran and as a police
officer. One of the groups marching were defending and seeking justice for a
convicted cop killer from Philadelphia, currently sitting on death row. He shot
the cop in the back four times, witnesses stated. I have even had a couple of
soldiers sign the guestbook. That was cool. Read the entries by clicking on
View My Guestbook.
Two things were accomplished by the Eagles on March 17, 2007, in Washington DC.
One was that no war memorial was defaced as they have been in the past by
anti-war types all over the country. The other was to stand in support of our
US troops currently serving and for our Vietnam Veterans. For the first time in
our country, Vietnam Veterans recevied the "Welcome Home and Thanks for
Serving!, they never received.
Joining the Gathering of Eagles that day was so worth the trip, even if the
news media doesn't think so. This is why it is up to Americans to take their
country back. We can do it! It isn't too late!
GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS OUR US TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE "GATHERING OF
EAGLES"!
