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Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Vets' March In D.C.

For those of us who didn't go to the recent veterans march in DC the photos tell the story. My favorite is the last one.
 

To move forward, we must prepare the way.

 

Today the Million Vets March is taking place in D.C. and around the country. It will be interesting to see how much news coverage it receives. I’m sure there weren't a million vets, but there were a heck of a lot of them:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionMan  


The hated Barrycades have come down:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


This man’s sign says, “By order of the American people, this site, and all other federally held grounds, are OPEN to the PUBLIC.”

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


These veterans are at the WWII memorial:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


This guy may be a WWII veteran, but he still looks pretty tough. His shirt says, “Home of the free because of the brave.” Pretty sure he is one of those in the latter category:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


The younger generation salutes the old:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


The vets didn’t just crash the WWII memorial; this big crowd besieged the Lincoln Memorial:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


Another crowd went to the White House to express their displeasure:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


I like this sign, too: “Less government, more fun.” Maybe that slogan can help with the youth vote:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  

Some of the Barrycades may never be seen again:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


And finally, this symbolic shot:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  

Obama’s closing of the parks and barricading of monuments was stupid, but so far he doesn’t seem to have paid much of a price. The press will try to keep today’s events secret, but I doubt whether they can succeed. Time will tell, but this seems like the sort of revelatory moment that will reverberate and gain force with time. Ronald Reagan used to say that the United States is a nation that has a government, not the other way around. That is a lesson that all of the elected Rep's and Sen's(in Washington) desperately need to learn.


UPDATE: The vets marched off with some of the Barrycades and dumped them at the White House fence:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/BWd6KyNIEA  


FURTHER UPDATE: Here are a couple more. This legless vet is transporting a Barrycade to the White House:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/admin/ed-assets/2013/10/MillionVet  


In another world, that photo would be on the evening news. Or maybe this one:

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