A Gathering of Eagles
A while back, several hundred anti-war activists marched on the Capitol in Washington D.C. and decided that it was within their rights to paint propagandizing messages upon the Capitol building steps. These same people have planned another event for March 17th, but this time they have chosen to gather at the Vietnam Memorial Wall to begin a march to protest America’s involvement in the Iraq war. In reaction to this, an organization has been formed to ensure that these "protesters" don't feel inclined to vandalize (desecrate) the Vietnam Memorial (or any of the other War Memorials in and around the D.C. area) the same way they did the Capitol steps. This group is called A Gathering of Eagles and they are inviting all Americans to join them:
Gathering of Eagles is an act of love by thousands of veterans who choose to honor the sacrifice of the fallen by guarding the memorials from those who would desecrate them on March 17th in a “peaceful” anti-war rally in Washington D.C.It is also an act of war, a call to action for every American who chooses to stand and say “No more!” to those who would spit on our veterans and ridicule their service to our nation.
Every one of us are eagles, symbols, clutching both olive branch and arrow, peace and war. To do less - to embrace the power of one without balancing it with the power of the other - is to deny the very principals upon which this country was founded.
This is the problem I have with these "anti-war" activists. They are completely ignorant to the fact that the peace and freedom they enjoy - the peace and freedom that allows them to be "anti-war" activists and march on the Capitol - was purchased with the blood of heroes and the fighting resolve of Veterans. There is no one on earth who desires peace more than the Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine or Guardsman during wartime, but these brave volunteers accept the hard fact that they may have to fight, and possibly die, to achieve that peace. They also understand that there is no better way to ensure a lasting peace than to make yourself so strong that none would dare try take that peace from you.
There is something we can do here on the home front to help those who are fighting abroad achieve the peace we all desire - we can fight the insidious enemies that would undermine the efforts and besmirch sacrifices of our military. If you, like I, cannot join the Gathering of Eagles physically in Washington on the 17th, but still wish to lend them your moral support, please sign their petition.
