Million Vet March on the Memorials
October 10,2013
by Ron DuBois
There will be many Veteran Marches this Sunday, October 13th. Groups wanted to form a Million Veterans March on Washington, which may have been done if it was for the end of October or beginning of November. I don’t know why they didn’t wait, or even who, specifically, planned this. But for impact, the main March will be in Washington, and people who can’t get there on such short notice will meet at local Memorials in their home States. In NJ, it’s 9 AM at the Viet-Nam Memorial on Garden State Parkway. I think it’s exit 115 or 117, but you can’t miss it. It’s clearly marked with a brown sign, and can be reached via either the local or express lanes, so don’t worry which you get off at. Other information is within notice that I am forwarding.
All of this is mainly to protest the closing of the Memorials in Washington, especially when the WWII vets were there, while the National Mall (also officially closed) was opened only for use by thousands of illegal aliens to hold a rally. So the Obama Administration gave special privileges to illegal aliens, who broke our laws, making them criminals, – and they behaved so badly that 150 had to be arrested. Note that over a five year period, millions of Tea Party members rallied in Washington, and there has never been any trouble and not a single arrest. Meanwhile, a long-planned visit by World War II veterans, most in their 80s and 90s, and many wheelchair-bound,were refused entry to pay their respects at the WWII and other Memorials. The outrage was magnified because those areas were outdoor public spaces, requiring no personnel, or cost, for the visit by the vets. Yet, the Administration actually ran up bills, to be paid by We The Taxpayers, by having the entire Memorial areas fenced off to keep the vets and the public away. Further, there are other areas in Washington, that are privately run, like Mount Vernon, and are separate from the other Memorials. You guessed it. The Obama Administration, although having no say over the running of these places, ordered them to also be closed and fenced off. It took strong reminders that they were private, before the Government took the fences down. (This same scenario has been played out in state parks, all over the country.) These closures are not by accident, and they have not been ordered to save any money; all of this was done to try and make the current shut-down of only 17% of the Government as annoying and frustrating as possible, to punish the people for not rallying harder in support of Obamacare – that the people don’t want anyway.
Join fellow veterans at the war memorials in Washington DC on Sunday October 13th at 9 AM or local marches in your area at 9AM EST/8AM CST/7AM MST/6AM PST. These memorials belong to the American veterans and people! For more information on rallying points, visit https://1mvetmarch.wordpress.com/rally/ .
FLAGS CONTINUE TO FLY AT HALF-STAFF TILL OCTOBER 17
As per Executive Order from Governor Chris Christie, all flags will be flown at half-staff from Thursday, October 10, 2013, through Thursday, October 17, 2013, in recognition and mourning of a brave and loyal American hero, United States Army Staff Master Sergeant Nicholas Oresko, who was born in Bayonne in 1917 and was the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient. Master Sergeant Oresko joined the United States Army in March 1942. In 1945 he singlehandedly defeated two German bunkers in France, sustaining serious injuries but refusing to be evacuated until his mission was successfully accomplished. On October 30, 1945, President Harry Truman formally awarded him the Medal of Honor, the highest award bestowed upon members of the Armed Forces of the United States, in recognition of his heroic actions. Master Sergeant Oresko passed away on October 4, 2013, at the age of 96.
