Veteran's Day 11-11-11 Washington DC

WILL VETERANS BRING END TO SOCIALIST MARCH ON USA?


By J.B. Williams
November 6, 2011
NewsWithViews.com

Veterans and service members across the country have issued a national Call-to-Action for all patriotic Americans under a document titled A Declaration to Restore the Constitutional Republic, an ongoing strategy to be launched in Washington D.C. on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011.

Men and women who have risked life and limb to fight for freedom and liberty around the globe, now turn their attention to fighting for freedom and liberty at home. They are calling for peaceful actions, both nationally and locally, beginning on 11.11.11 in their assembly at the Washington Memorial at 0600.

The Declaration to Restore is extensive, and very clear. They are calling upon all who have taken an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, to act now, upon those oaths. They are calling upon oath takers, both active and inactive, as well as all patriotic American citizens prepared to stand with them in pursuit of justice, a return to constitutional government and the rule of law.

Led by Col. James Harding, USAF Ret., the twentieth most decorated military officer alive today, and Col. Harry Riley, USA Ret. – via Veteran Defenders of America – the organization has had enough and will not sit idly by and watch the current destruction of their country and the daily assault on everything they hold dear.

Working against a strong head wind to get their word out, the word is getting out and many are answering the call. A partial list of supporters is posted at the organizations web site, demonstrating a clear grassroots rebellion swelling from the bottom up.

Great effort went into the Veterans Declaration, but what is the end game? A call for Obama and others to resign is not likely to result in any resignations. Even the call for impeachment is unlikely to cause members of congress to begin impeachment proceedings, after congress has ignored their honor-bound duty to have stopped Obama & Co. long before now.

Another rally in D.C. is likely to end with the same results as all previous rallies in D.C., no change in the anti-American national direction, if there is no clear strategy for carrying out the demands.
So, what is the real strategy?

When asked what the Veterans and Patriots hope to achieve, U.S. Patriots Union Co-Founder Tim Harrington said it right – “We have to start somewhere...” – Patriots Union is the parent organization for Veteran Defenders. The two organizations joined forces back in May 2011, with Veteran Defenders becoming the “oath takers” division of Patriots Union.

Explaining further – “The 11.11.11 Event in D.C. is not intended to be the end-all be-all solution for our nation’s woes, in one afternoon. It marks the beginning, a launching pad for an ongoing strategy to confront anti-American and unconstitutional activities in our government from the ground up, fighting local corruption as well as national corruption, one day at a time, one incident at a time.” – said Harrington, a former Marine Sergeant. “The idea is to no longer be silent or complacent...”

11.11.11 will not mark the end of the march to socialism in the U.S., but it will mark the beginning of the end, according to Harrington and Harding.

“We don’t expect criminals in the federal government to give up easily, after working so hard for so long to entrench themselves in positions of power,” said Col. Harding, explaining further, “We anticipate serious resistance from those who mean harm to America, but we are up to the task.”

“It is apparent, based on many indisputable facts, that individual liberty, possession of property, national sovereignty, national security, and freedom will not survive if the present political power base prevails. Therefore a course change is now required as determined by millions of Americans, and spelled out in A Declaration to Restore the Constitutional Republic.” – Said retired USAF Brigadier General Charles Jones III.

Veteran Defender Major General Paul Vallely (USA Ret.) was even more succinct in his statement – “President Obama, his appointees and czars must be replaced immediately.” But nobody is operating under the illusion that the massive problems in our country can be solved in a single afternoon or event...

Col. Harry Riley puts a fine point on the matter at hand – “Consider the millions that have sacrificed to their death, blood spilled and families destroyed...most from our warriors and families...just one example of the price paid for our freedom and liberty. And now, Obama is exercising a free rein to destroy our nation as slowly and methodically as a creeping undetected cancer. – It must stop!”

An increasing number of veterans and patriots are joining the veterans Call-to-Action, and it marks the first time in recent history when veterans stepped up to take a firm stand against a runaway government, calling upon all patriotic citizens to stand with them.

For the veterans, they seem to understand the long road ahead, the challenges involved, and the need for a sustained strategy which relies not on politicians, but rather on the people, who will not allow the destruction of the American Dream to continue.

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin lost his honorable military career and went to prison for simply doing the right thing, what his oath required him to do, made a political prisoner by his illegitimate Commander-in-Chief and a corrupt UCMJ... Lt. Commander Walter F. Fitzpatrick, III sits in a Monroe County jail today for attempting repeatedly to keep his oath to protect and defend.

Meanwhile, our federal government continues to drive the nation deeper into chaos and calamity.

Sitting in military prison today, are numerous honorable soldiers who kept their promise, only to be charged, tried and incarcerated for doing so, by an anti-military administration that continues to place soldiers in harm’s way without the consent of congress, the support of the people, and under insane rules of engagement, making them political prisoners upon their return from combat, the truth that would exonerate these soldiers, withheld from the public. This insanity must end and these political prisoners must be set free.

The time for real American change has arrived, and the veterans are the right people to lead that initiative. I will being standing with those veterans in D.C. on 11.11.11 and invite YOU to stand with us too, on Veterans Day and every day after, until true justice is achieved and freedom rings once again in America.

Final Weeks Countdown To WRAMC Closing

The end is nigh. A legacy of healing wounded warriors is about to close and a new one begins. Walter Reed Army Medical Center will move the last of the wounded to Bethesda two weeks from Sunday.

DCFreeRepublic will be there to lend any assistance needed and if you're in the area Sunday 28 August, by all means, drop by and help out.

This link will take you to the post on FR.

Dancing in the Streets

Well, not IN the streets, but at the Navy Memorial Friday evening.

War Pigs Pinko Style

Uncle J and I spent the day in Lafayette Park. This is what we saw.

Did Muslim Lobby Force Firing of Popular Radio Host?

Did Muslim Lobby Force Firing of Popular Radio Host?

Had no idea Gopher was wired like most of us are.
Sharia is incompatible with a Consitutional Republic, regardless of freedom of religion.
The 1st Amendment also insures freedom FROM religion.

Where's the Celebration?

D.C. homicides fall 9% in 2010 to 131, lowest toll since '63
PG also down; Montgomery up

Two years after Heller, D.C. posts lowest murder rate in half-century -- In fact, two years after District residents had their right to keep and bear arms restored by the Supreme Court, the homicide rate for Washington, D.C., was the lowest it's been in half a century.

"The District finished 2010 with 131 homicides — a 9 percent reduction from 2009 and the lowest number of killings in the nation's capital since 1963," reports the Washington Times. "The drop, from 143 killings, was the second straight decline and the seventh time in the last 10 years that the city once referred to as the 'murder capital' of the U.S. recorded fewer than 200 homicides."

Does correlation imply causation? Not always, especially considering that the bureaucratic iron maiden engineered by Mayor Fenty and MPD Chief Cathy Lanier has made it quite difficult for law-abiding citizens to own guns. But it helps to remember the position taken by the Brady Center the day the Heller decision was announced: "After the Heller ruling, as before, approximately 80 Americans will continue to die from guns every day." Perhaps: But fewer of those deaths are occurring in a city that once saw 482 murders in a year. That's progress!

Washington Mystics and Troop Support

I have to admit, I've never been a huge fan of basketball. I am, however a huge fan of the military and I like to watch ladies play sports. Hell, I'd watch a knitting competition if it helped the troops.

Well, the Washington Mystics, the WNBA franchise, has designated Sunday 27 June as Military Appreciation Day and are offering tickets to members of the military and their families for a discounted price of $18 on the floor. These tickets normally sell for $24. You can help send a Warrior and their family to the game against Phoenix on the 27th. Not only will you be supporting basketball and tall athletic women, you'll be helping our Warriors get a much deserved night out, and 3$ from each ticket will be given back to Warrior Legacy, Cooking with the Troops, Laptops for Wounded, and America's Mighty Heroes. (and its my birthday)

We're still working through some site issues and I'll have the links up on Monday for you to help out. I have already committed 5 tickets, and my lovely bride of 32 years has bought 5, so we have a good start.

DCExaminer Editorial Highlights

WASHINGTON EXAMINER EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Reid, Levin demean the Senate
Today's Examiner Editorial
"If there is ever to be a restoration of civility in American politics, the adults in the Democratic Party ought to tell Reid and Levin to clean up their acts."

Obama's politically correct leadership invites military disaster
Jed Babbin, Part Five of a Five-Part Series
"Why would anyone want to serve in an army whose leader believes it's more important to support diversity than to protect their lives from murderous threats within the force?"

Republicans pick Wall Street over free markets
Timothy P. Carney, Examiner Columnist
"By proposing a financial reform bill that is mostly identical to the one proposed by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Republicans have passed up an opportunity to simultaneously appeal to their base, by returning to their alleged principles of limited government, and appeal to much of the middle, by waging a populist battle against Wall Street's corporate-welfare queens who panhandle on Capitol Hill."

Economy is looking up ... for now
Irwin M. Stelzer, Examiner Columnist
"Lying in wait to ambush the recovery are the president's tax increases, the hidden costs of the health care "reform," an energy bill that is ready to be introduced, and a Congress seemingly determined to make a whipping boy of the financial sector."

Young Reporter Gets A Lecture On Ethics

Republlican Rep to Address Healthcare and Progressivism

I receive the Imprimis, Hillsdale College's Newsletter every month. Signed up at CPAC 2006. Best source for conservative thought.

Rep. Paul Ryan to Deliver Major National Address on Health Care Reform
Hillsdale College ^ 1/8/10 Hillsdale College
Posted on Friday, January 08, 2010 4:12:56 PM by hillsdale1

Rep. Paul Ryan to Deliver Major National Address on Health Care Reform

Washington, D.C. — Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver a major national address on health care reform and progressivism at a forum hosted by Hillsdale College and its Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C.

Ryan serves as Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and has represented the 1st District of Wisconsin since he was first elected in 1998.

The event will be on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 6 - 7 p.m. at the Washington Court Hotel in the Atrium Ballroom (Mezzanine Level)located at 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.

The forum is open to the media and the general public. Registration instructions and more information can be found by clicking

http://www.hillsdale.edu/KirbyCenter/programs/healthcareforum/default.asp.

Hillsdale College was founded in 1844 and has built a national reputation through its maintenance of a classical core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept any federal or state taxpayer subsidies.

It also conducts a large outreach effort that promotes civil and religious liberty, including a monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a current circulation of 1.8 million.

Time Lapse of Freedom Plaza

Every American who showed up Saturday needs to pat themselves on the back, and I personally would like to offer a firm "hand salute" to each and every one of the 2.5 million who took time out of their lives to make this happen.

Thank You.

The Ambassador on the Front Lines

H/T Blackfive

We often, and justly, celebrate the US military and its members. We occasionally (and justly) express astonishment at the US State Department. Yet it is very much worth remembering that some of their members have led remarkable careers of service and contributed much to the American nation.
Among the greatest of these is Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who was General Petraeus' comerade in leading the strategy that saved Iraq from the fire. That was not the only thing of interest he has done, though, from hitch-hiking across Afghanistan, to being present at the Beruit bombing, to being our man in Kabul following the invasion and re-opening the US Embassy. His wife sets a standard for State Department wives as proud as that of a military wife, having remained by his side in theater even after their home was rocketed.
All of this, and more, is recounted in his retrospective on the years since 9/11. It's worth reading through. Some of it you may agree with, some not, but he has more than earned the right to be heard.

The Ambassador on the Front Lines

The 8 a.m. US Airways shuttle from Washington to New York City took off pretty much on time. The mid-September sky was clear, the air still, and most of the flight was perfectly uneventful. My State Department colleague David Pearce and I read the papers and looked over our notes as the plane began its descent toward LaGuardia.
"Look!" somebody said, and a rumble of alarmed voices spread through the cabin. One of the towers of the World Trade Center was on fire, and smoke churned over the upper stories like a thunderhead over lower Manhattan. We craned our necks to see through one window, then another as our plane banked and made its approach to the runway. Then, just as we landed, we saw in the distant skyline the second tower erupt in flames. Cell phones rang out, and random, frightened voices tried to make sense of what was happening.
For a diplomat, I have seen a lot of violence in my career. I survived the 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut that was, until that day in September 2001, among the most infamous attacks on Americans in the history of terrorism. David is as experienced in the Middle East as anyone we have at State. But you didn't need our expertise to know, when that plane hit the second tower, that this was the work of terrorists.

March for Liberty

Join the resistance!!!! Lets put some people on the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gathering of Eagles National Chairman

First, as a contributor to this blog, I want to thank everyone who has stepped up in the last 96 hours and contributed to this event. We haven't passed the thousand dollar mark yet, but we're getting close. Thank you for recognizing how important this event is to thousands of folks.

Now a word from our Chairman:
From the National Chairman of Gathering of Eagles, Captain Larry W. Bailey USN (Ret):

SITUATION REPORT TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF OUR TROOPS!

Folks, this is an emergency. Come what may, on June 13th we will thank our troops for their sacrifices in achieving victory in Iraq.

However, there’s a minor hiccup: the major-donor financing we were hoping to get to underwrite the event has apparently fallen through.

We may have misjudged the current economic climate in expecting someone to be the George Soros of our side, but, whatever the case, we don’t have the money to conduct Victory in Iraq Day.

It is therefore with much embarrassment and humility that we must ask you to do what thousands of Americans did for the very first Gathering of Eagles on March 17, 2007—send as much as you can as soon as you can.

As Mike Connelly of Eagles UP! stated, ”We will have a rally even if only a dozen patriots show up and we have to use a tiny little PA system!”

That’s how we all feel. We have the permits and we know how to put on a rally, so all we need is dollars—and we need them FAST! What we do on VI Day will be in direct proportion to how you respond to this appeal, so be generous.

A lot of work (A LOT OF WORK!) has already gone into this event—too much to call things off—so please enter “generous mode” and send as much as you can as soon as you can.

You can send a check to GOE at PO Box 291; Chocowinity, NC 27817 or make a payment by PayPal. Link is at the top of this page.

And please pass this appeal to your entire address book, requesting that all recipients pass it on to their address books! Folks, this is serious; otherwise we wouldn’t be bothering you.

Help us show our appreciation to the US military for winning the war in Iraq!

Sincerely,

The Coalition Committee for VI Day

GI Film Festival 16 May 2009

Warriors: In Their Own Words will be shown at the GI Film Festival on 16 May.

This is probably the best story of our Warrior Class, in their own words, you'll ever see.

We Surround Them in Hanover - Updated!

UPDATE: Well, finally got here....

These lovely ladies, that worked incredibly hard, can say that their efforts in support of Glenn Beck and his 912 Project were a resounding success. My thanks to Laura Glover, Angie Parker, and Debbie Wetlaufer for a great party. They showed that any citizen can mobilize hundreds of people if the cause is right. We Surround Them is a up and coming organization and these women have it right. We should use this momentum to build. Scott and Richard Lee, of The Lee Brothers Talk Show, proved once again why they remain the best two headed talk show in Richmond. They even convinced me to get out of bed early on Saturday. Now THAT'S a miracle. Fine music was provided by Kim Taulbee and Rick Henretty. Their music can be found at Support The Flag.com.

The WST Team put on a heck of party! And our thanks also go out to Sports Page Bar & Grille. They were able to make us feel right at home.




They even put up special decorations for the party.....
My Favorite poster:

9 Principles, 12 Values, Unite or Die

CargoSquid will have more to add in his own indomitable style, but I wanted to get something up before I forgot. (SEE ABOVE, Sorry I'm late....)

BZ's to Laura Glover and her team for organizing this thing over in Mechanicsville Friday night. I should not have been surprised to learn that Laura is a Navy vet, but I always am, especially when they're drop dead gorgeous. (Its a Marine thing. I won't apologize for being a guy. I don't judge by appearence, but if a Lady is attractive, I won't be shy about noticing it.)

The turn-out was tremendous. I estimate over 300 people between the two locations. BZ's also need to go out to Sportspage Bar and Nacho Mama's for hosting this event in Hanover.

I see some good things coming out of this. I believe folks are finally realizing there is strength in numbers and I look forward to working with all these folks.

I think the most important thing about this, to me, was the reassurance that there are like-minded people who understand the importance of the principals America was founded upon.

What the government is engaged in right now is what Frederic Bastiat referred to as "leaglized plunder". I encourage everyone to get a copy of "The Law" by Frederic Bastiat and place it right next to the Constitution and the Declaration. Read it and apply the conditions Bastiat is addressing to our present day situation. The similarities are "spooky".

Glenn is right of course. We need to maintain this momentum and take this to the streets. There is a March on Washington being planned for 23 May, which coincidentally, is Memorial Weekend which means there will be thousands of bikes in DC. Might be a good time to express our opinion.

I would urge everyone to be in DC on the 23rd of May and stay until my Victory in Iraq Rally on 13 June. (Just kidding..but you need to be at both)


I finally met the Lee Brothers. Gave them each a FreedomWorks t-shirt. They are a class act. I will honestly make an attempt to get up on Saturday morning and listen.

Victory is Certain

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars to be treated and appreciated by their nation.”—George Washington.

The armed forces of the United States, with cooperation from Coalition Forces, have achieved victory in Iraq.

The American flag has been raised over our Embassy in Baghdad. We have turned over control of the Green Zone and 13 of 18 provinces, including al-Anbar, to the Iraqi Government. The Baghdad airport is open for commercial air travel. Coalition combat-related casualties are at their lowest levels since 2003.

It is time to heed the advice from our first President. Our future warriors need to see how much we appreciate the sacrifices of our current warriors. It is time to tell our young warriors they won this one. They completed their mission. They did what we asked. They did a good job.

They won.

Someone has to say it; they damn sure deserve to hear it.

A coalition of pro-troop organizations has been formed and together we intend to hold a Victory in Iraq Celebration in Washington DC on April 4, 2009. We will acknowledge and honor the sacrifices made by the members of the US military and their families to achieve this victory. We will publicly acknowledge the veterans in attendance for their efforts in achieving this victory and thank them. The members of our coalition include Move America Forward, EaglesUp, Gathering of Eagles, Band of Mothers and one of the top-rated military weblogs, (milblog), Blackfive.net. We have the support and backing of the milblog community as a whole.

We have arranged for a screening of “Warriors; The Film”, based on the book “Warriors”. The director and several Marines who took part in the film will be guests and will participate in a Q&A after the screening.

Scheduled speakers include Melanie Morgan from Move America Forward, Captain Jerry Coffee, longest held Viet Nam POW and motivational speaker, Jeff Emanuel, a combat journalist with first-hand knowledge and experience with the successes made in Iraq; Nikki Mendicino, George Mason University student, POW/MIA activist, and “every veterans’ kid sister”, and Navy OIF veteran Coby Dillard. Tentatively scheduled speakers include former SSgt David Bellavia, Iraq veteran, Silver Star recipient, MOH nominee, and author of “House to House” a first hand account of the second battle for Fallujah who has returned to Iraq several times as a journalist.

We are seeking endorsements and sponsors to help fund this event. All sponsors will have prominent displays of their logos at the event using their banners and flags. We will provide links to your site from our member websites during the 2 month promotional period. (February to April). Posts to websites used to update event information will mention specific sponsors by name with admonitions to the readers to “go thank each one”.

The event is scheduled to last 10 hours and we anticipate the number of attendees to exceed 75,000. Events of this size and scope are televised live via CSPAN, and we expect significant media coverage during the event. We anticipate web-cast capabilities with live chat and live streaming over the internet to deployed troops.

The event will attract a cross-section of people, primarily blue-collar and military, (veteran and active-duty, and families), and will also attract a large portion of the normal springtime tourist traffic which usually increases in April.

Donations are deductible as charitible contributions. (Note:this link will open a pdf document from the IRS). Click the "Donate" link on the leftside of the page and put "V-I Day" in the message box. Any amount will help.

Marine Aquitted in DC Gun Possession Case

WaPo Story
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After being deadlocked twice, a D.C. Superior Court jury yesterday acquitted a Marine amputee on felony charges of gun possession stemming from an arrest while he was on the way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
In the 2006 incident, Cpl. Melroy H. Cort, 24, and his wife, Samantha, were en route from their home in Columbus, Ohio, to Walter Reed. Cort's legs had been amputated above the knees when he was wounded by a makeshift bomb in Ramadi during his third tour of duty in Iraq.
The couple's car got a flat tire, forcing them to pull over at a car repair shop in the 5000 block of Georgia Avenue NW. While there, Cort said, he reached into the glove compartment, removed a 9mm pistol and put it in his jacket pocket.
A witness who noticed Cort handling the gun called police, who arrested and handcuffed Cort while he was sitting in his wheelchair. He was charged with three counts of carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of ammunition. He spent the night in the D.C. jail before returning to Walter Reed.
He was assigned a public defender, who encouraged him to plead guilty. But Cort refused, because a felony on his record could cost him his military benefits. So he decided to represent himself.
"I had to fight for myself," he said yesterday. "I wasn't going to plead guilty and lose everything."
During his trial, which began Friday before Judge Lynn Leibovitz, the two arresting officers testified that Cort had thrown up his hands and told them he had a gun in his pocket when they approached him.
Taking the stand in his defense, Cort tried to tell his personal story: How he enlisted in the Marines in 2004 after graduating from Ohio's Wright State University with a business degree. How he went to Iraq in 2004 and 2005, when he was was critically injured. How he was fitted with prosthetic legs and honorably discharged in 2007.
But Leibovitz ordered him to discuss only the case at hand.
Cort, who said he had a permit to carry the gun in Ohio, said he had it with him because he had moved out of his house in anticipation of an extended stay at Walter Reed.
He said his commanding officer had advised him to take the gun to the armory on Walter Reed's base as soon as he arrived.
Cort said 12 rounds of ammunition were in his car trunk, but police said the ammunition was in the gun's clip.
Although acquitting him of the gun charges, the jury found Cort guilty of possessing ammunition, a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to time already spent in the D.C. jail.
Cort, his wife and their 3-month-old daughter, Charlott, now plan to drive home to Columbus, where Samantha Cort is in real estate. Cort said he plans to appeal the verdict and tend to his family.
"I just plan to take care of my daughter," Cort said.