4 posts tagged “walterreed”
This is 30 minutes of music and pictures memoralizing over three years of continuous
Friday night gatherings at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC.
It has been my honor and a privilege to have been a small part of this trubute to our brave
soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen serving.
Please allow time to view the whole thing and allow as many of your team to see it as possible.
From the DC Chapter of FreeRepublic and the DC Chapter of Protest Warrior please accept our sincere thanks for your service.
Never forget that you are always in our thoughts and prayers.
From Blackfive, courtesey of Uncle Jimbo
OK, I have some pictures in my photo section.
A few pictures from Walter Reed are here.
No, no one came out of the closet. I mean we went out on the town, (Washington, DC), with some very fine young men from Chosen Company, Second 503 173DABN.
We were accompanied by Uncle Jimbo from Blackfive, Jonn Lilyea, from ThisAIntHell, (but you can see it from here) and Tankerbabe.
Jonn has a post up already about last night. It features yours truly in a supporting role alongside the irrepressible Uncle Jimbo, as we try to join the pinkos/union thugs down the street from the Main Gate at Walter Reed and call for the immediate withdrawl of Russian troops from Georgia. (The country, not the state)
We all want peace, right?
We all had our 173D Sky Angels t-shirts on. (Well, except Jonn, who does have one, but refused to dis-robe in public, in spite of several car bombs, and Harps) You can get yours by going to the 173rdSky Angels Fund website and placing your order. Do it now, before they sell out.
I have met hundreds of soldiers and Marines over the course of the past 3 years. Most of them I met at Walter Reed. I am still awestruck by these young men (and women) who volunteer to serve our country. They never claim heroic acts, never take credit for actions above and beyond, preferring instead to state emphatically, "It was THAT guy that did it", "I just did my job", "HE deserves the medal, not me".
Young, dedicated, Warriors. These are the survivors of ambushes and firefights by sadistic militants from muslim countries fixated on one goal, killing innocents in the name of some twisted belief that they are superior.
These young men are heroes. Their stories will be told. Their sacrifices and honor will be made public and when the history books are written, we will call these Warriors, our Greatest Generation.
You can take that to the bank.
My friend Maggie has a post you should read.
Warning: This is a hanky alert.
and
My buddy Matt over at Blackfive has an interesting post up.
Please visit Tankerbabe's blog for updates on our progress supplying the 173rd Airborne Infantry with winter gear.
as always, the comments of the blog owner are in bolshevik red.
By Pam Meister
You may have heard that the “peace” activist group Code Pink recently defaced a Marine recruiting office in Berkeley, California. The office opened in Berkeley in the beginning of 2007, but no one seemed to take much notice of it until the local Code Pink chapter happened upon it and history, as they say, was made.
Posting signs such as “RECRUITERS LIE, OUR CHILDREN DIE!” and “ASSASIN” (sic), as well as spray painting epithets on the sidewalk, these (ahem) dedicated defenders of freedom and liberty are also harassing the landlord to cancel the lease. They plan to have regular protests until they’re successful in closing down the office. (For a pictorial essay of one of their protests, head on over to the blog Zombietime.)
I’m not sure I trust those who cannot spell “assassin” properly to protect me from one.
In their call to action, Code Pink also called military recruiters “traitors.” I’m assuming to be a traitor, one must commit treason. For the record, here is how our Constitution (Article III Section 3) defines treason:
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
How Captain Richard Lund, who is the recruiter at the office, is a traitor is a bit of a head-scratcher for me. He’s confused too, as he professes in this open letter to Code Pink.
I’m sure you’ll agree that recruiters like Captain Lund do not exactly fit within the traitor mold. But what about Code Pink? According to Discover the Networks: During the last week of December 2004, Medea Benjamin announced that Code Pink, Global Exchange, and Families for Peace would be donating a combined $600,000 in medical supplies and cash to the families of the terrorist insurgents who were fighting American troops in Fallujah, Iraq. In an article dated January 1, 2005, the online publication Peace and Resistance reported that Rep. Henry Waxman had written a letter addressed to the American ambassador in Amman, Jordan to help facilitate the transport of this aid through Customs. So the group that provided supplies and cash to the families of terrorists calls Marine recruitment officers traitors? Psychiatrists call that “projection.” Code Pink members continue to exercise their freedom of speech by holding protests, rallies, and dressing like Britney Spears high on bubble gum. They feel free to call the men and women who defend their right to do so “traitors” and generally make a nuisance of themselves. Not only are they a national embarrassment, but some of their actions – like the aid mentioned above – come dangerously close to treason in my book. The next time you hear one of them call anyone a traitor, think long and hard about the source. Like eau de skunk the smell is easy to trace, nauseating, and difficult to get rid of. Buckle up – we’re in for the long haul.
Now, it's my turn. You can read the rest of the story at Family Security Matters, and you can read some more about code pinks' antics at FrontPage Magazine.
I have faced down these Marxist bitches several times over the past two years. In March of 2005, code pink began a war protest in front of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. They started by displaying flag draped coffins on the sidewalk in front of the Main Gate on Friday evenings, the busiest time for a military medical facility, with family members and friends visiting their loved ones. The assclowns held signs with slogans stating "Sign up here to die for Halliburton" and "Your son was maimed for a lie"
As the year wore on, in spite of the valiant attempts by members of the DC Chapter of FreeRepublic, code pink refused to change their message or their assembly times. In August of 2005, CyberCast News Service reported on this shameless display and code pink was forced to change their message from anti-war and anti-military to one of "We support the troops not the war" and "Support the Troops Bring them home". Same group, different message.
I began visiting the wounded at Walter Reed in October of 2005. Each time I introduced myself to a wounded soldier or family member, and explained why I showed up every Friday night, the first question I was asked was;
"Is there anything you can do about those hideous people?" My answer was always the same: "I will do what I can."
On 20 January 2006, I was finally able to do something. As leader of the DC Chapter of Protest Warrior, I obtained the permit for the corner where code pink held their anti-military protest. code pink and the marxist, anti-American moonbat assclowns no longer occupy the Main Gate of Walter Reed.
That was my gift to thank the men and women who sacrificed to protect my right to speak freely, to stand on a street and express an opinion; something that the left has yet to do.
