LATEST NEWS FROM OPERATION AMERICA RISING

2008-06-19T19:23:00.035-04:00

OAR is now seeking Sponsors....Contact Us at Info@OperationAmericaRising.org

NOTE: To sponsor a backpack kit using PayPal; on the left side of the OAR home page click the backpack image and then click the big PayPal logo or click HERE. Do not forget to fill out and submit the form after the PayPal transaction is complete.

If you are viewing this from the OAR Blog page, Click HERE.

Operation:School House

We have seen the War on Terror waged worldwide by Young Americans defending us at home while toppling dictators abroad. We have seen the darkened horror lifted from the eyes of the dominated to be replaced with the light of hope. We too have felt the loss at home when another soldier dies, another marine who fell in a firefight. The Tree of Liberty, it once was said, must be watered by the blood of both the patriot and of the tyrant. Thus it was in Afghanistan and now it is in Iraq. For wherever American Soldiers tread, there in dusty footprint, oppression’s shed.

But this many have forgotten.

The efforts of freedom have not gone unchallenged since the fall of the Taliban and the toppling of Saddam. The American soldier, however, remains to ensure that the only thing that goes unchallenged is Freedom’s victory; freedom for the people of Afghanistan and Iraq. It is unfortunate that so little reporting is done on the day to day operations of goodness that the American spirit provides to these amazing peoples. New schools, new hospitals, new hope is established yet goes unmentioned. Yet while these soldiers, these young Americans, who provide and defend such hope and freedom to those they have never met, the next generation of Afghans and Iraqis have among their number many who suffer still. Although schools are reopening, many cannot afford the basic necessities our own children enjoy; backpacks, pencils, erasers…all these things we take for granted they simply do not have.

For the small amount of $25.00, we will supply the backpack kit and ship it to an American soldier stationed in Afghanistan for disbursement to an Afghan child.

Each backpack contains one pack of 10 pencils, one pencil sharpener, one ruler, three erasers, one box of crayons, a 250 sheet notebook and a toy.

You can help our soldiers make a difference in the lives of the Afghan children by sponsoring a backpack kit today! You can make a secured payment through PayPal on this site or mail a check or money order made payable to 'Operation America Rising' and mail it to:

c/o: Operation: School House
Operation America Rising
PO BOX 2345
Franklin, NC 28744

Each person that sponsors a backpack kit will receive a free "patriots bracelet" and a follow-up thank you letter and a certificate of appreciation.

OAR will also, on behalf of you or your company, send a letter of support for the American Soldiers disbursing the kits.

For more information regarding this project and how you can help, email us at: info@OperationAmericaRising.org. with Operation School House in the subject line.

NOTE: To sponsor a backpack kit using PayPal; on the left side of the OAR home page click the backpack image and then click the big PayPal logo or click HERE. Do not forget to fill out and submit the form after the PayPal transaction is complete.

If you are viewing this from the OAR Blog page, Click HERE.

2008-05-05T18:30:00.005-04:00

SupportOurTroops.Org has just shipped 36,000 tubes of sunblock to the troops in Iraq!

SupportOurTroops.Org, CFC#31529, has just shipped 36,000 tubes of free sunblock to the men and women in the U. S. Military serving in

Iraq

. $139,625 worth!

Let's do for those who do for us!

"It's time to show them how much we care" said Support Our Troops Chairman Martin C. Boire. Every case is labeled with "thank-you" signage from the folks here at home.

"They spend their day in the desert sun. We're glad to send something to help them with it," said Boire.

About SupportOurTroops.Org

Support Our Troops® is a patriotic family organization aimed at protecting the well-being of the troops and their families. They Support Us – Let's Support Them!™ Civilian-led, SOT enthusiastically welcomes civilians, active-duty families, veterans, and folks from all political parties. Join SupportOurTroops.Org and show support today. We offer simple, easy, everyday methods through which folks can stick up for those who stick up for all of us: official license plates, ribbons, magnets, apparel, and accessories, knowing that it works to benefit the deployed troops (our neighbors) and their families. Support Our Troops is a nation-wide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with chapters in 37 states to date. Donations at SupportOurTroops.Org help us do wonderful things like this for the troops and their families.

What Else Are We Doing?
Chairman Martin C. Boire, said, "we're the license plate people. We have completed state approval of Support Our Troops! plates in 24 states to date, and have more underway. Those plates help us do good things like this for our deployed neighbors.

You can find out the status of the effort in your state at www.SupportOurTroops.org."

CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) Member #31529.

Support Our Troops® is an authorized private civilian national and international nonprofit in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Federal employees can help Support Our Troops® by designating to code 31529.

Contact:

1-877-879-8882

PR@SupportOurTroops.org

2008-03-06T18:49:00.002-05:00

U.S. Military Recruiting Center Bombed in New York City !

From: MoveAmericaForward.org

I'm writing you with an urgent alert. You may have heard already that a recruiting office in New York 's Times Square was bombed this morning with what appears to have been a homemade pipe bomb—what you might call an improvised explosive device.

Nobody knows yet who is responsible, but this office has come under assault before from the radical antiwar left before—but not like this.

As you know, Move America Forward has been monitoring such "counter-recruitment" campaigns for some time, and we are growing increasingly concerned by the tactics of those who are deliberately trying to undermine the missions of our troops.

They say they support our troops, they just oppose the war. However, does bombing the offices of U.S. troops here at home seem like support to you?

If we are to stem this ugly, offensive, criminal, anti-American, despicable tide, we must have a strong response. Americans everywhere will object to this behavior, but we must bring it to the attention of the masses, and be sure people are aware that this in no accident nor isolated incident.

Our ad confronting the Berkeley city council has been making waves already, and it's still airing, but our effort needs to be much bigger than that. "Counter-recruitment" campaigns are coming to cities across America - if your city hasn't had its recruiting offices attacked yet, it will probably only be a matter of time before it happens. We canot let any of these attacks go unanswered.

Next week, the Move America Forward staff will be in our nation's capitol where we will unveil the next ad in our campaign—an ad not just about Berkeley, but about New York City, Pittsburgh, PA, Murfreesboro, TN, and every city where antiwar radicals have been impeding the work of America's military personnel inside the US.

This phenomenon is like a cancer, which is already taking hold in too many places to be treated like a local issue. We must fight back with major national ad buys to put this travesty in the spotlight and energize patriots to draw the line.

This effort will be exciting, honorable, and vitally important, but it will also be exhausting, unpredictable, and endlessly expensive. Please consider giving your maximum contribution today, so we can have an immediate pool of funds to draw from as we mount our response.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION:

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http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/MAF/Contribute#PayPal

www.MoveAmericaForward.org

2008-01-26T19:35:00.009-05:00

The Macon Middle School student council collected thousands of valentine cards for the troops. 7 schools with over 50 classes participated in the valentine campaign. OAR is proud to assist the students deliver the cards to our troops stationed here and abroad.

If you would like to help out with shipping or award cost, please contact us or you can send a check or money order made payable to:

Operation America Rising

PO Box 2345

Franklin, NC 28744

You may also make donations on the front web-page of OAR through PayPal.

www.OperationAmericaRising.org

info@OperationAmericaRising.org

American troops are winning

2007-12-11T15:44:00.001-05:00

By Pete Hegseth - In May and June, overall attacks in Iraq were at their highest levels since the war began, monthly coalition deaths were near an all-time high, and violence against civilians was still at staggering levels. To most observers, the war in Iraq was not going well.

At the same time, members of Congress were already declaring the "surge" a failure and stepping up their "timeline for withdrawal" rhetoric. Anti-war Democrats, and a few Republicans, cited "realities on the ground" as compelling evidence to call for an immediate, or more nuanced "phased," end to the war.

These same "realities," also emboldening anti-war groups to declare an "Iraq Summer," during which they would finally crush domestic support for the war and force Congress to de-fund the mission there. MoveOn.org and others dispatched operatives around the country and harassed members of Congress.

Truthfully, as we now know, these "realities" on the ground were the unfortunate birth pangs of the new counter-insurgency strategy being implemented by Gen. David Petraeus. Some on Capitol Hill understood this fact in June, and their courage in those dark days kept Congress from prematurely declaring defeat in Iraq .

In June, the full compliment of surge forces had just arrived, hence the violence levels hadn't yet ebbed; by June, American forces had moved off of large bases and defensive positions, and into an offensive posture among the population, hence the initially high casualty rate; and in June, al Qaeda had yet to felt the full shock of the surge, hence their continue brutality.

But that was then, and this is now; and Iraq in December 2007 is a drastically different place than Iraq in June 2007. Overall attack levels are now at the lowest levels since 2005, monthly coalition deaths are nearing an all-time low, and violence against Iraqi civilians has been reduced by more than 60 percent, according to the anti-war site icasualties.org

However, the more things change in Iraq, the more they stay the same on Capitol Hill. For the past month, with a few off-handed exceptions, Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill has largely refused to acknowledge success. They are stuck in the talking points of June, and stuck on a narrative of failure.

Despite the incredible progress made by our military which has opened the door for real and sustainable political progress in Iraq the Democratic leadership continues to insist that we de-fund the war and bring the troops home no matter what. Beholden to entrenched and noisy anti-war interest groups, the Democrat leadership in Washington seems willing to cut-off much needed funding, placing our brave troops in harms way.

In response to these overtly political threats, the Pentagon recently made plans to lay off more than 100,000 DOD employees across America in order to re-allocate money to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . What the Democratic leadership seems to forget is that these employees are responsible for training, equipping and supporting the troops in the field.

In short, for the sake of placating MoveOn.org and other radical anti-war groups, the Democratic leadership is willing to lay off thousands of employees in America and under cut the incredible success of our troops in Iraq . Such logic is perverse and infuriating, especially to courageous Democrats like Reps. Brian Baird and Jim Marshall, who have moved beyond partisanship to support the success being achieved in Iraq .

The troops in Iraq today many of whom I served with in 2006 are the finest fighting force the world has ever seen. And today, with a coherent strategy that finally compliments their tactical proficiency, they are defeating al Qaeda and Iranian-proxy groups. How members of Congress, sitting in their air-conditioned offices, can consider cutting off their funding is beyond comprehension.

The Iraq war has been difficult, and it has cost America dearly in lives and treasure. But now is not the time to play politics with the troops and their funding. If the "realities" of June had persisted until December, then talk of a phased withdrawal and funding restrictions would be reasonable.

But reality has changed, and the Democratic leadership needs to have the courage to acknowledge great success in Iraq , and swallow their pride long enough to do what is best for the troops and their important mission. Congress needs to fund the troops immediately, before heading home to enjoy a holiday season that our troops and my fellow soldiers in the 101st Airborne will spend in harm's way.

Lt. Pete Hegseth, who served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division from 2005 to 2006, is executive director of Vets for Freedom.

A Message from Move America Forward!

2007-12-01T15:48:00.001-05:00

Our Sons Have Served Our Nation Proudly...
And We Won't Let Anyone Undermine Their Missions!

Imagine being more than 7,000 miles away from home at the holidays. That's the situation facing our terrific military men and women serving on the frontlines of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The holidays are the hardest time of year for our troops - they are far away from their families, their friends and their homes, when everyone else is coming together to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years.

You can help show our troops we appreciate them, by supporting an effort led by two wonderful military moms standing in honor of our troops. - CLICK HERE to SUPPORT THE EFFORT.

Blue Star Mom Deborah Johns and Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee, just left their families behind for the first day in what will be a 3-week cross-country tour, "Honoring Our Heroes at the Holidays" - organized by the pro-troop organization, Move America Forward.

In the banner on the top of this page are their sons of military moms Deborah Johns and Debbie Lee. Marine Sgt. William Johns (left), stands ready for his 4th tour of duty in Iraq, and Navy Seal Marc Alan Lee (right), was the first Navy Seal killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The "Honoring Our Heroes at the Holidays Tour" will stop for pro-troop rallies and card-signing events in 40 cities across America. We're collecting more than 100,000 Christmas, Hanukkah, and Holiday Greeting cards for our brave troops serving in Iraq & Afghanistan, as well as rallying the American people to stand united in supporting our military men and women - and their missions.

At the end of the cross-country tour, Move America Forward will lead a delegation to Iraq where the final batch of cards will be hand-delivered to our troops on Christmas Day.

The first event of this tour has taken place and you can see the impact it's making in the media coverage - just click the television set below to see the great television coverage their efforts received:

Even the liberal media took notice of this effort in a positive way. Here's an article from a left-leaning "alternative" newspaper on the pro-troop event: READ IT HERE.

Help us replicate scenes like this one featured in these media reports all across America by supporting the "Honoring Our Heroes at the Holidays Tour."

We still have $74,150 we need to raise to keep this tour going and fund the costs for the entire route - the vehicle rentals, the gasoline costs, the fees for rally permits, and of course the travel costs to get to Iraq.

Would you help by making a donation so we can quickly raise the $74,150 we need to keep this effort going forward?

PLEASE DONATE ONLINE - CLICK HERE

Finally, we'd sure love to have you bring these very special greeting cards to the rally locations across our great nation, so we can send them to our troops overseas. You can find the complete route and itinerary here:

SEE OUR TOUR ROUTE & ITINERARY - HERE

P.S. Please don't forget that even though our tour has already started it's trek across America, we have to raise $74,150 to pay for all the costs we will incur. Would you please make a tax-deductible donation to help us raise this amount - DONATE ONLINE HERE.

You can also make a donation via PayPal - RIGHT HERE.

Operation Joy to the Troops!

2007-11-22T22:21:00.001-05:00

ATTENTION TO ORDERS!

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!! HEAR YE!!!

Starting Monday, November 26th, Move America Forward will wage a huge, cross country pro-troop holiday tour called "Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour."

We'll have pro-troop rallies and events in 40 cities across America for the next three weeks, and at each event we'll collect signed Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards that we'll deliver to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan . We're collecting over 100,000 cards in this effort - and given the current rate the cards have been coming in to our headquarters at Move America Forward we could well exceed that goal.

I have a request to make of you: can you please help us spread the word of this effort and a link to our tour route so patriotic Americans all across the nation can do their part to show their support for our troops who will be serving more than 7,000 miles away from their families, friends and homes during the holidays.

VIEW THE TOUR ITINERARY ROUTE - CLICK HERE

When the "Honoring Our Heroes at the Holidays" national pro-troop tour ends on December 16th (in New York City), Move America Forward will then have a delegation fly to Iraq and hand-deliver the final batch of cards to our troops on Christmas Day.

We want to bring out great crowds to these events and collect huge numbers of Christmas/Hanukkah/ Holiday cards for our troops.

PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT!

Complete details can be found online at: Move America Forward

Thanks a bunch,

Ryan Gill - Move America Forward

You can also visit Operation America Rising and send the items requested to them. They will be meeting up with the MAF Caravan in NC.

OAR is proud to be assisting with two projects this winter. First, in conjunction with the Honoring the Heroes at the Holidays tour of Move America Forward, we are proud to announce Operation Joy to the troops.

Operation America Rising will be collecting Holiday Cards for our Troops stationed overseas. We welcome you to be a part of this noble cause.

Get your local schools, churches, businesses, and civic organizations involved. All you have to do is collect holiday messages of Joy for the Troops and mail them to:

Operation Joy to the Troops
P.O. Box 2345
Franklin, NC 28744.

We will then deliver the cards to Move America Forward's "Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour!"

This will be a nationwide tour starting November 26th and ending on December 16th. OAR will deliver the messages of Joy on Wednesday December 12, 2007. It is time to send holiday joy and praise to the men and women that defend our freedom. If you would like more detailed information email me.

SACRED GROUND

2007-11-11T22:39:00.000-05:00

Operation America Rising is proud to get behind the promotion of Tom Ruck's book Sacred Ground. This book would be the perfect holiday present for the patriot in your life.

Sacred Ground is a collection of essays, speeches and photography from some of the best and the brightest, including some of my friends.

We want to thank A Newt One for the song they created in honor of this book. Listen.

The book will soon be available in fine bookstores everywhere.

THANK YOU!!!

2007-11-11T09:41:00.001-05:00

On behalf of my family and on behalf of Operation America Rising, Thank You! Thanks to all of America's Veterans and future Vets. Thank You to the families of Veteran's and future Vets serving at home and abroad. There are no words to express our gratitude and appreciation.

Thank You for your service and sacrifice! God Bless You All!

God Bless America and our Troops and their families!!!

Robert Nelson,

Operation America Rising

www.AmericaRising.org

Operation Joy to the Troops!

2007-11-07T19:54:00.001-05:00

'Operation Joy to the Troops'

Operation America Rising will be collecting Holiday Cards for our Troops stationed overseas. We welcome you to be a part of this noble cause. Get your local schools, churches, businesses, and civic organizations involved. All you have to do is collect holiday messages of Joy for the Troops and mail them to P.O. Box 2345 Franklin, NC 28744.

We will then deliver the cards to Move America Forwards "Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour!" This will be a nationwide tour starting November 26th and ending on December 16th. OAR will deliver the messages of Joy on Wednesday December 12, 2007. It is time to send holiday joy and praise to the men and women that defend our freedom.

If you would like more detailed information email me at robert@operationamericarisingnc.com.

CLICK HERE for Move America Forwards complete Itinerary.

Thanks and God Bless our Troops!

Robert Nelson

Families United & Vets for Freedom White House Breakfast Event.

2007-10-29T17:29:00.001-04:00

Thank You Families United for all you do!

It was such an honor for my daughter and myself to attend this wonderful event. What a great way to end the trip to DC. To see the President and the other leaders console the families that have lost a loved one in the War on Terror cannot be put into words. The strength and resolve of the families has to be the most telling and moving thing I have ever experienced. The Troops and their Families are truly the best America has to offer.

God Bless our Troops and their Families!

Robert...

Vets for Freedom

2007-10-23T20:48:00.001-04:00

NO 'NIGHTMARE' - WHY 'SURGE' IS WORKING
By PETE HEGSETH

October 23, 2007 -- THE former top commander in Iraq - Army Lt.-Gen. Ricardo Sanchez (ret.) - recently called the situation in Iraq "a nightmare with no end in sight." Citing insufficient prewar planning and a strained military, he painted a dismal picture of American prospects there.

War critics painted a similar picture when violence in Iraq peaked in '05 and '06 - using terms like "civil war" and "sectarian violence" - as they pushed for a rapid draw-down or immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces. An Iraq "at war with itself" shouldn't be America's problem, they argued. In fact, the existence of a "religious civil war" remains the chief antiwar talking point to this day.

Problem is, the new U.S. strategy has changed the facts on the grounds.

A year ago, the assertions of Sanchez and the antiwar critics were an accurate description of the violence throughout Iraq: Armed death squads freely roamed the streets in Baghdad and outlying areas, responding to massive bombings committed by al Qaeda. And vice versa. Each week saw hundreds of innocent Iraqis - the victims of sectarian attacks and reprisals - kidnapped and killed. Worst of all, compromised members of the security forces (Iraqis in uniform) were complicit in many killings.

I was in Samarra on Feb. 22, 2005, the day al Qaeda-affiliated insurgents destroyed the dome of the Golden Mosque, and am very familiar with the violence that followed. That event was a catalyst for widespread violence in Iraq. Destroying a Muslim place of worship was indicative of al Qaeda's overall strategy: foment violence, maintain instability, and intimidate the local population. And it worked.

The critics had a point: American soldiers were simply caught in the middle - not permitted to take action to stop the violence, and yet still very much in harm's way. But what the critics failed to see was that it didn't have to be that way - that what the troops lacked was an adaptive strategy that recognized and addressed underlying causes of the violence.

Enter Gen. David Petraeus and a strategy that did just that. (The term "surge" is far too simplistic, as it implies simply throwing more forces at the problem, when Petraeus' changes in tactics are even more important).

The new counterinsurgency approach - namely, to take territory from al Qaeda, hold it, secure it and empower tribal sheiks to work together and rebuild their communities - finally provides an effective "counteroffensive" to the chief tactics of al Qaeda militants and Shiite death squads.

America's enemies in Iraq, radical insurgents living and fighting among the general public, understand that they can't continue their fight without capitulation from ordinary Iraqis. Finally, after almost four years, the U.S. military understands this as well.

Whereas we used to emphasize overwhelming firepower (even when I was there in 2006), we now emphasize firepower as a last resort. Whereas we used to rush to the scene after the violence occurs, we're now there to repel it or deter it altogether.

This commitment - up and down the chain of command - has made a major impact on the tit-for-tat death toll that was threatening to tear the country apart. Sectarian violence has been severely curtailed.

Since last December, sectarian deaths throughout Iraq have dropped over 50 percent; overall attacks against civilians are down 50 percent. In Baghdad - the focal point of Petraeus' strategy - sectarian deaths are down almost 80 percent in 10 months and large al Qaeda-style truck and suicide bombings have dropped over 50 percent.

Moreover, ordinary Iraqis are providing far more tips and other information. We now get some 23,000 tips a month, four to five times the level of a year before. This measure - which directly correlates to the trust and support of the population - is promising.

These are significant and consequential numbers and indicate real successes in stomping out the civil war. But it's not just numbers that make the case that the civil war is ending. Look, too, at what the new strategy lets commanders do in their now-daily discussions with ordinary Iraqis.

Petraeus reports that foreign (non-Iraqi) recruits conduct over 80 percent of al Qaeda's attacks; and therefore, by refocusing local tribal leaders on this fact, American commanders are making a convincing argument to the sheiks: Why launch an indiscriminate reprisal against another sect, ratcheting up the level of violence, when you can simply tell us and Iraqi security forces where the foreign insurgents are and we'll go get them? The numbers say that's exactly what's happening.

A people drowning in sectarian violence and warped by perpetual vengeance aren't going to immediately engage in political reconciliation. Security improvements must first dampen the violence, lower tensions and restore humanity. This is exactly what Petraeus has done, and we have finally begun providing the tangible security improvements necessary for lasting political solutions at the local and national levels.

Although many hope to convince America otherwise, the Iraq war has fundamentally changed in '07. It's not a civil war anymore. It's the people of Iraq vs. al Qaeda and Iranian proxies, with the U.S.-led Coalition helping the Iraqi people swing their sword of sovereignty.

That's the kind of good news that people on both sides of the aisle should appreciate.

Pete Hegseth, a first lieutenant in the Army National Guard, is executive director of Vets for Freedom. He served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division from September '05 to July '06.

www.VetsForFreedom.org

Thank You Families United!

2007-10-15T22:31:00.001-04:00

United for a Strong

America

Washington, DC September 16 - 19, 2007

On September 16, 512 patriotic family members from across the United States met in Washington D.C. Strangers instantly became friends at the Meet & Greet at the top of the Sheraton where we overlooked the DC skyline! New friends were enjoying great discussions as I was asked to get their attention. A friend suggested he could make it happen but didn't have a plan I said "I've got this one!". With microphone in hand, I was ignored as I asked for their attention, but I knew what would get their attention. I started to sing "God Bless

America

" By the end of the first line everyone was singing! It was the perfect way to begin our 3 days. I'm going to give the bare highlights here but at the end of this newsletter, you'll find pictures and bits of stories from everyone!

CLICK HERE to read the Families United newsletter in full.

I want to thank Families United for inviting my family to attend the DC event. It is something we will remember and cherish for the rest of our lives. More pics

from the trip will be posted soon.

Robert N...

Calling All Patriots!

2007-10-14T15:26:00.001-04:00

cross-posted from www.moveamericaforward.org

OCTOBER 17th, 12:00 Noon

On Wednesday We Hold a Patriotic Response to This Disgrace:

CALL TO ACTION: Code Pink has vandalized the Marine Recruiting Center in Berkeley, California and is harrassing the landlord to cancel the lease for the 'illegal, immoral, unjust' war machine--calling our military men and women 'TRAITORS.'

We will rally to support our troops and denounce efforts by Code Pink and others to 'chase' the military out of Northern California. We make our stand at the Marine Recruiting Center in Berkeley which has just been defaced by anti-war protestors.

We are calling on YOU the patriotic mainstream of this nation to join with us and counter their effort with a pro-troop show of support for our military men and women! Bring your American flags and signs supporting our troops and our veterans!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH - 12:00 NOON PACIFIC
United States Marine Corps RecruitingCenter
64 Shattuck Square
Berkeley, CA 94704
Located at Shattuck Square (Intersection of University Avenue and Shattuck)
Berkeley, California - MAP HERE
There is a BART station/bus station about 2 blocks away. We will post a map of parking, public transportation stops, etc... in the next day.

Word of this upcoming event is spreading:

* Gathering of Eagles Onboard - HERE
* Human Events Report - HERE
* Newsblaze Report - HERE
* Wake Up America Blog - HERE
* Family Security Matters - HERE
* Winter's Soldiers Story - HERE
* Michelle Malkin Driving Patriotic Response - HERE
* Free Republic Thread - HERE
* WorldNetDaily Report - HERE
* Debbi's Dribble - HERE
* KSFO Radio - HERE

Let's have a great showing by bringing out hundreds of patriotic Americans with American flags who will stand in solidarity with our brave and noble military men and women. We cannot sit back and let protestors like those above silence our troops or harass our military. It is the men and women in uniform who have served this nation that give those Code Pink protestors the rights they have to assemble and speak freely. They do not even realize that they are attacking that which gives them freedom, security and liberty.

We will speak out on behalf of our troops and our veterans, and with your support on October 17th we can show America that we will never allow our military to be defamed and dishonored ever again. That sort of thing regrettably happened in the 1960's, but we know better, and we won't let it happen again!

CROSS-POSTED FROM WWW.MOVEAMERICAFORWARD.ORG

Families United at the Arlington National Cemetery

2007-10-14T05:15:00.001-04:00

Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Followed by a heartfelt speech from Gen. Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The Eagles Have Landed!

2007-10-14T04:34:00.001-04:00

Here are some pictures from the Sept. 15th GOE/MAF event in DC.

Of course the media cameras are focused on the moonbats! It was an honor to stand shoulder to shoulder with so many great patriots.