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Gathering of Eagles - Your Townby Wayne Boettcher Last year in America the "anti-war" forces held many marches and protests on March 18, 2007. Except in Tucson, there was little response to their UN flags and signs that falsely accused our troops of atrocities. In some cities, a few brave souls stood against the seething mobs of radical protesters. But this year is different. This January in Washington DC, Jane Fonda jumped back in to the "anti-war" business in a big way. At the same rally, protesters spray-painted the Capital building after Capital Police were ordered to let them do it, even though the officers had them under control. The next rally on March 17th, 2007 was scheduled to be near the Vietnam War Memorial! Concerned about this amid some reports of war memorial desecrations, veterans started the Gathering of Eagles to protect the Wall. The Gathering has mushroomed into a gigantic rally to support the troops! Here in Tucson veterans, military moms and patriotic citizens have joined in to form the Gathering of Eagles - Tucson which will be having a rally at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Craycroft and Golf Links Gate or Swan Gate on Saturday March 17, 2007 10:00 am to 1:00 PM. Last year in Tucson on March 18th for this annual "anti-war" event, 100 patriotic Tucsonans occupied the Military Recruiting Center on Speedway to stop a local march of 200 protesters (with participants bused in from as far as Mexico) from vandalizing it. Instead of rampaging through the Center as they had planned they were forced to go across the street and stand there looking crazy. The Tucson Police Department Bicycle Squad kept a watchful eye out and there was no trouble. Here in Tucson, the "anti-war" faction, organized by the Arizona Organizational Secretary * for Communist Party USA, has made a new plan. Stung by last year's stunning defeat, their current scheme is to protest the brave men and women of the US Armed Forces at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson while they are having an Air Show. They plan to meet at the Craycroft and Golf Links gate on Saturday, March 17th, 2007 to picket, give a few propaganda speeches and march over to the Swan and Golf Links gate to picket there for awhile. If they follow their usual Modus Operandi, the "anti-war" radicals will vandalize the sidewalks in front of the military installation. Why protest a military base, recruiting center or hospital? The military doesn't make foreign policy. The answer is that while some in the crowd may want peace and just don't know what they're doing, the leaders are attempting to demoralize our troops and our country to the point of surrender, as Jane Fonda and her friends did in the Vietnam war. Our military won every battle there but lost the "protest war" at home. Brave and victorious Vietnam Veterans came back to be spit on at airports and other travel stations! Will we let this happen again? No! The Gathering of Eagles - Tucson will meet across the street from this protest and stand peacefully holding signs of troop support and military/American flags. As soon as the protesters move away from any area we will immediately inspect and scrub off sidewalk vandalization. Yes, we will be earlier and stay later than the radicals. Our troops work long hours for us every day under harsh conditions! But even if people can only stay briefly on their way to the Air Show that day it will be appreciated. Citizens across the USA who can't make it to the Gathering of Eagles in Washington DC will also be setting up counter protests and rallies to support the troops. In any city, you can usually find an "anti-war" protest on March 17, 2007. Or you could just go to the city center or square and stand with flag and sign. Go there early to set up a large number of flags and banners and "hold the ground." Bring a flag or sign of support such as "God Bless Our Troops!" or "Home of the Free Because of the Brave." Be creative. Our troops have heard of the Gathering of Eagles and are watching closely. So are politicians. Even the terrorists wonder if this will hurt their cause. Let's show them that American citizens care by standing up for the troops and America! Wayne Boettcher is the head of AmericanProtest.net Related Links: * 03/18/2007 Note: This title has been corrected by CPUSA. It was originally written as "District Leader." |
