Then after a 5 - 6 hour wait and a 20 minute ride down a parade route most meet at a grassy area for speakers, music and presentations. Should you ever get the chance to participate in The Run For The Wall (RFTW)(as did an 83 & 81 year old man, a girl on a Vespa scooter and many others) or in the Rolling Thunder parade you should do so we all get something different out of these according to our individula needs. I do know that I have gotten some closure and helped others get closure to some issues they have been working with which is a good thing. I do have some video do not know how good or bad it is and a ton of other pics from across the country. Patriotism is alive and well in the United States we just need to try and pull it all together somehow. If you see somone that has served the country in some way or who you think is a patriot that has not served take the time to stop and say thank you, you never know for sure how much that person may need just the words you have to say. This really came home to me in a strong way when a disabled vet asked me if I was fire/ems (I was wearing a fire/ems shirt) when I told him yes but retired he said "Thank you for your service to us all" he had become disabled in combat but still was thanking me which really caught me offguard until I had time to reflect but he is a glass half full kind of person as I have always been but I thank him for reenforcing that lesson. To all that have served in some form or other as military, civil service, volunteer or just offering a helping had to someone in a time of need "thank you and welcome home".
Anyone that wants a cd with the pics and video on it send me a pm and I will mail you a copy when I get them done.
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Topic: Run For The Wall (RFTW) 2011 (Read 18346 times)