WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was
released today by the Gathering of Eagles:
When: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 22, 2007
Where: The National Press Club
First Amendment Lounge
529 14th St., NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045
Who: Larry Bailey, Co-Chairman, Gathering of Eagles
Ted Shpak, National Legislative Director, Rolling Thunder
Jeff Roy, National Junior Vice Commander, Military Order of the Purple
Heart
Spokesmen for three veterans organizations which are urging their
members to rally in Washington, D.C. on March 17, 2007, to protect the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) from antiwar protesters will be
holding a press conference at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2007, at
the National Press Club to announce their plans to protect The Wall and
rally for America's servicemen and women serving in Iraq.
Word has been spreading like wildfire across the country in the
veterans' community about the plans of an anti-American group to hold an
antiwar rally on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at, according to their
announcement, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Constitution Gardens.)
The Gathering of Eagles was formed by Vietnam veterans to protect the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial from being desecrated as the Capitol was at an
antiwar march last month. While there is no way to accurately gauge
attendance, it is expected that thousands of veterans, their families and
other patriotic Americans will gather that day to protect The Wall and
other war memorials.
In addition to Rolling Thunder and the Military Order of the Purple
Heart, participants in the Gathering of Eagles rally include Move America
Forward, which is organizing a cross-country caravan that will bring Gold
and Blue Star parents and veterans to the Gathering of Eagles, and
FreeRepublic.com.
SOURCE Gathering of Eagles
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Related links:
http://www.gatheringofeagles.org
http://www.press.org
CONTACT:
Kristinn Taylor of the Gathering of Eagles,
+1-202-309-1589, kristinn@gatheringofeagles.org
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