That parade in Richmond on Saturday
If you didn’t read it at Blackfive, those of you in the DC/Richmond area might want to attend the Welcome Home parade they’ve scheduled for Saturday, May 19th (that’s this weekend, yeah, I know it snuck up on me, too). Our buddy, Concrete Bob is masterminding it – the same guy who has organized the counterprotests at Walter Reed, the GOE counterprotests and he was even involved in organizing that huge-ass Tea Party event on September 12th, 2009.
Next Saturday, 19 May in Richmond VA there is going to be a parade to welcome home the Iraq and Afghan vets and salute them for their service and sacrifice. I realize we still have troops downrange, and they are likely to stay awhile yet, but its time to do this thing. We tried a few years back, couldn’t get anything going. Hard to get funding sometimes. But this time, with the help of the Welcome Home Foundation, the Richmond Times Dispatch, and hundreds of volunteers, the parade is going to happen and we are going to pawwwwtay.
So, I’ll be there to take pictures, and I’ll let you buy me some beer if you come, too.
Category: Protests/Rallies
Sorry, OT, but this needs a fisking (went to check my yahoo mail and this was one of the top stories that popped up): War Weary Warriors Favor Obama over Romney
Ah, yes, I can understand why they would… considering while they were away fighting “for him”, he proceeded to utterly destroy the economy and the job market, making it virtually impossible for any of them to get a job upon returning home. Yay! Oh-baaaaah-mah!
Ugh, sorry, I see you guys already fisked it. Should have kept reading back through the last couple weeks’ archives!
I love Concrete Bob… and I would be there, too. Gotta do some family stuff which IS truly unfortunate cause I would rather be there. 🙂
And of course 2 units of VA Guard (HHC 116 IBCT and 2-224 AV BN) will be suffering nearby because we have a mandatory Yellow Ribbon Event elsewhere in the city, undergoing Powerpoint hell…. The parade sounds like more fun.
Had a comment on my site from someone who jumped from here saying that I had failed to provide enough information on the location, date, etc. Well, its next Saturday. the 19th. Its in Richmond, VA. Its a parade. There are hot links embedded in the post directing you to other sites with additional information. Can you say Google? Yahoo? AltaVista? Ask? Bing? Its the ONLY parade happening that day in Richmond, VA.
And Jonn, regardless of what you think of my prowess, I aint running this one, Bro. I’m just herding cats. Thanks for the cross-post.
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C’mon guy. Do a little work.
Kansas City Missouri is doing a parade on the 19th as well. Unfortunately, momma bear 6 has made other plans for the family so I won’t be able to attend.
See You There. I hope to be at The Carillon.