Million Vet March on the Memorials
Our friend, Harry Riley, sends this message;
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!
What: Veterans March to take back our war memorials
When: Sunday, October 13, 2013, at 9:00 AM
Where: World War II Memorial, Washington, DC
Why: The Obama Administration is using the government shutdown as an excuse to keep our veterans from acknowledging the debt owed to them and their predecessors. This is unforgivable. It is also unjustified, as no taxpayer funds are spent by keeping these shrines open. We will open them ourselves, if that’s what it takes.
Be with Special Operations Speaks on Sunday as we join other veteran-support organizations in repossessing what belongs to us and the nation, not to a bunch of political hypocrites.
Keep up to date on this event by checking our website: www.vetmarch.com. The latest information will be posted as soon as it’s available.
We know that there may be some degree of confrontation, given the anti-military attitude of the administration. It is our intention to avoid confrontation, and we request that you join us in avoiding any kind of physical contact with Park Rangers, police, or other law-enforcement personnel. Give them no excuse to hijack the moment.
Pass the word. BE THERE!
There’s more information at this link.
Category: Veterans Issues
If you are going, you should look at this the same way the ‘Welcome Home’ parades went in Chicago in 1986 (Vietnam vets) and 1991 (Gulf War).
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=welcome+home+parade+chicago+1991&FORM=VIRE4#view=detail&mid=D67284233543A298C798D67284233543A298C798
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=welcome+home+parade+chicago+1991&FORM=VIRE2#view=detail&mid=682CF67D46C6A0D242A4682CF67D46C6A0D242A4
Just be orderly and well-behaved. Who could possibly complain about that?
A gathering of Veterans, even in a March on Washington, is the anti-thema to a hippie protest.
Veterans aren’t prone to chants, even of the Gregorian type. We got that out of our system with cadences at “double-time, march.”
Veterans aren’t prone to civil disobedience. The brim of a DS convinced us of the negative repercussions.
Veterans aren’t prone to littering. Too many police calls tired us of the extra exercise of picking stuff up that had previously been in our hands.
Veterans are more prone to aftershave and deodorant than B.0. and grungy hair.
Yes, it’s a march on Washington. Yes, there’ll probably be some signs. But, it’s not likely to be like anything a person pictures when they hear the word protest.
PH: FL is actually a great choice. It’s one of the few places where a voter actually has real input in the electoral process. When’s the last time a hanging chad was the difference in Chi-Town, or Illinois for that matter? I mean in a real choice, not the difference between two far left candidates.
The weather is awesome in FL, and Sarasota for example gets a hurricane every 30 to 50 yrs. Great Beaches. No income tax. Beautiful, warm water in the Gulf.
And did I mention, you get to choose the President?