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Rally to Honor Military Families
Hundreds of people gathered on the mall today, September 25, 2005 to honor military families and to support our troops.
Patrick Kelly speaks to the rally about his son, Marine LCpl. Bryan Patrick Kelly, who died in Iraq.
Kathy Mongold of Darnestown, MD, attended the rally. Her son is serving in Iraq.
Army Major Chuck Larson of Operation Iraqi Hope, speaks to the rally in front of families with servicemembers who have died in Iraq. Operation Iraqi hope brings packages donated by Americans to Iraqi citizens, in hopes of rebuilding the battered country.
Some rally attendees stained their index fingers blue to honor Iraqis who voted January 30 this year.
G. Gordon Liddy speaks to the rally. Liddy said, “Cindy Sheehan is whoring the memory of her son who gave his life.” Liddy was reintroduced after he spoke by William Greene from Rightmarch.com, who called Liddy “a real American hero.”
Shortly before the conclusion of the event Marine One, the president’s helicopter, flew low and slowly over the National Mall at the site of the rally. President Bush was returning from a briefing at Randolph Air Force Base regarding hurricane Rita.
The Right Brothers, a duo who play “Issue based conservative music” perform “Bush Was Right” to end the rally.
Roughly 50 war protesters countered the rally from across the street. Police kept the rally participants and protesters well away from each other throughout the day. Tensions mounted in the protest area as the rally came to a close, spurred by police response after a handful of protesters walked into the rally area.
About eight police on motorcycles responded to the scene. When asked by me why police presence was called for, Washington Metropolitan Police Lt. N. Galucci, the lead officer on the scene, said the extra police presence was called for by those “higher up” than him. When asked by me why those higher up would increase police presence after only a handful of officers were utilized for most of the peaceful day, he refused to answer.
One man was arrested after his identification was checked and he was found to have an active arrest warrant. Police checked his ID when he offered himself as a witness to an assault, according to Park Police Lt. P.J. Beck. Rose Lopez of Pheonix Arizona said she was standing with the protesters when a few rally participants walked through the protest area, and one spat on her.
United for Peace & Justice Anti War March
United for Peace & Justice Anti-War March
September 24, 2005
Washington, D.C.
Randy Bastian, 20, from Freeport, Illinois, marches with Veterans Against the Iraq War. Himself not a veteran, he marched with his sister’s boyfriend, a U.S. Marine Corps vet who served from 1985-1991.
Tiffany Burns, from Los Angeles, leads the “Code Pink” contingent in a chant saying, “This is what Democracy looks like.”
Ryan Moore, 20, from Des Plains, IL, protests with permanent marker.
Streetside debate that goes nowhere: Approximately 200 counter-protesters lined one block of Pennsylvania Avenue, separated from the march by metal barriers and a line of police standing with about a five-foot gap between each of them. Here, a war protestor, right, argues briefly with a counter-protester.
I’m a patriot, as you can see,
Got the ‘Merican flag on my SUV,
And everything I need to know,
I get from the Limbaugh and O’Reilly show.I don’t waste time readin’ the papers,
That’s what liberals do.
I get my news predigested,
I don’t even have to chew…
Cindy Sheehan, mother of humvee mechanic Army Specialist Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq, arrives at Camp Casey for a reunion.
Sheehan, who camped for a month outside President Bush’s Crawford residence to demand answers about the war, greets supporters at “Camp Casey DC.” Supporters of the original camp packed the camp and traveled the country to spread their message, winding up their bus trips in DC, where the camp was recreated.
On her birthday this year, June 10, Sheehan received this tattoo to commemorate her late son.
On his birthday last year, Carlos Arredondo was waiting with his phone in his yard for a celebratory phone call from his son, Alex, who was serving in Iraq. Instead of a phone call, Carlos watched a government van with three marines pull up to his house. Distraught with the news that Alex was killed in Iraq earlier that day, Carlos set fire to the government van, attempting to kill himself. Carlos said about his son, “He was my American Dream.”
Camp Casey DC at dusk
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Camp Casey DC
District of Columbia residents Pete Perry, left, and Annie Campbell help construct “Camp Casey” on the National Mall at 14th & Constitution Avenue. The camp is named for humvee mechanic Army Specialist Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq. Sheehan’s mother Cindy originated the camp in Crawford, Texas last month during President Bush’s month-long August vacation.
The camp is part of a weekend-long series of protests, including a march on Saturday around the White House, which is expected to draw thousands of people.
Carbon Leaf Plays 9:30
Carbon Leaf performed at the 9:30 Club Wednesday night, September 7, 2005.
I can’t begin to explain how amazing I think Carbon Leaf is. The music is beautiful and the lyrics are poetry. I’ve been listening to them for a few years now.
Their most recent album, Indian Summer, with songs like “What About Everything?” and “Let Your Troubles Roll By,” helped me cope with the death of my grandfather and the tragic death of a friend. And my boyfriend and I can’t help but smile at each other, or hug, or hold hands when we hear “Life Less Ordinary.” Though I couldn’t imagine how they would follow their amazing 2001 CD Echo Echo, Indian Summer is just fantastic.
If you get a chance to see them live, do not pass it up.
What about everything?
What about aeroplanes?
And what about ships that drank the sea?
What about…
What about the moon and stars?
What about soldier battle scars
And all the anger that they eat?
What about…
What about aliens? What about you and me and…
What about gold beneath the sea?
What about…
What about when buildings fall?
What about that midnight phone call…
The one that wakes you from your peace?
Well, I am not, I am not, I am not in need
Flags Fly at Half-Mast for Rehnquist
A flag flies at half-mast at the Washington Monument, Monday September 5, 2005. President Bush ordered flags to be flown lowered until Tuesday in honor of Chief Justice Rehnquist, who died late Saturday.
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