Barbecue and Patriotism at Walter Reed

Just got back from a day at Walter Reed and thought I’d share some of it with you.

First, we ate courtesy of the organizational skills of Concretebob and his crew;

Then it was off to the front gate where the action was, courtesy of the DC Chapter of Free Republic who has standing at Walter Reed to welcome the wounded soldiers home for 230 consecutive weekends, rain, shine, heat and cold. They were gratified with the huge turn out tonight;

Of course the other side was there, too, in pitiful numbers;

There were a pair of matching trucks with a huge sign in the bed that we all signed;

Did I mention that at This Ain’t Hell we love dogs?

If the turn out tonight is any indication of what tomorrow is going to be like, the news media is going to be real sorry that they didn’t cover it. This was the largest crowd I’ve ever seen at Walter Reed on Friday night – and I left when I was losing light and folks were still arriving.

Video Added;

There are more pictures, as always, at my Flickr Photostream.

1stCavRVN11B sends a link to the live streaming photos from Walter Reed.

Category: Antiwar crowd, Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Code Pink, Gathering of Eagles, Protests/Rallies, Support the troops