Rally in Memphis for These Colors Don’t Run Caravan
Move America Forward - These Colors Don’t Run Caravan Rally in Memphis.When we left Franklin the sun was shining and it was looking to be a beautiful day….until we neared Memphis! The sky was overcast with intermittent rain. But at least it was just a few drops. The caravan arrived.When we left Franklin the sun was shining and it was looking to be a beautiful day….until we neared Memphis! The sky was overcast with intermittent rain. But at least it was just a few drops. The caravan arrived.
When we left Franklin the sun was shining and it was looking to be a beautiful day….until we neared Memphis! The sky was overcast with intermittent rain. But at least it was just a few drops. The caravan arrived.Rolling Thunder was actually leading the caravan into town but I didn’t get a photo til they’d parked.
About the time we finished with The Pledge and the Move America Forward folks were setting up their equipment the rain started to steadily fall. THEN the deluge arrived! Yep and it got worse, luckily Coletta’s has a decent sized carport for the small crowd to take cover from the sheets of rain. We heard from John Ubladi (an Iraq war veteran) who is also a part of the Move America Organization. We then heard from parents who had lost sons in the war.
Wendy Argel carries a poster with a picture of her son Capt. Derek Argel and a “Surrender is not an Option” banner. She wants all to know that Cindy Sheehan does not speak for her.
Deborah Johns from Marine Corps Moms (whose son has returned to Iraq) also had a few words to say about supporting our troops.
I don’t as of yet have a photo presenting our flag but did catch a photo of the infamous blogger John Farmer from BCR taking a photo of me!
This was a fun event, I only wish more people would have turned out to support these great Americans!
UPdate - March 20th
I received a couple more photos. This one is where I’m presenting the flag flown over the Tn State Capitol (unfortunately another woman stepped in the way of Janet who’s taking the picture).
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Pingback by Blue Collar Republican » Blog Archive » These Colors Don’t Run Caravan In Memphis — March 13, 2007 @ 7:56 pm
Wish I could have been there…
So glad you were there!!
Comment by Flag Gazer — March 14, 2007 @ 12:52 am
PS - went to Blue collar Republican - great hat!!!!
Comment by Flag Gazer — March 14, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Glad you were there!!!
About people coming out to support the caravan - well, it gets back to that pesky fact that those of who would love to be there aren’t professional protesters or students being funded by ANSWER. Alot of us have jobs and responsibilities that makes it difficult to just pack our signs and take off…
I was so happy to be able to get to a couple of rallies the first day. On of the perks of working at home ~;o)
Comment by yankeemom — March 14, 2007 @ 11:27 pm
Thanks for being there and supporting our troops! The 3rd picture is me Debbie Lee. My son was Marc Alan Lee the first Navy Seal killed in Iraq on 8-2-06. It gets confusing because there were so many Debbie’s or Deborah’s. The Gold star Mother who brought the poster is Debbie Argel she is in the background of the lower picture’s with the blonde hair and the bandaid on her nose. Thanks again for being there!
Comment by Debbie Lee — March 29, 2007 @ 11:39 pm