Support for the 6 Heros at Ft. Bliss, El Paso Texas.
February 23rd, 2007Well we went to Ft Bliss Wednsday morning to Meet up.
Brothers Roadmap, Rock, SBMC Meathead and myself all showed up to support the troops. This was a Memorial Service for 6 Fallen Hero Warriors. There was a hint that the Westboro Baptist Church (UG=Ugly Group) might show up for a protest.
Well, yes they did show up and it was a very disturbing moment for me personally when I finally saw them. I found myself wanting to go over to the leader bitch and knock her out, but I wasn’t there to anti-protest, I was there to support our Heros.
There were three groups there, the UGs, the anti-protesters (mostly skinheads, bikers and some young people), and the Troop Supporters (Military and familiy members and The Red & Black).
The anti-protest group was very aggressive. They had a lot of flags and banners and the skinheads had tarps that where attached to poles. They followed the UGs and every time they tryed to put thier posters up the anti-protesters would hide them with the flags and tarps….
We, the troop supporters, stood on the corners taking as much space as we could. We wouldn’t let the UGs have room to protest on the main street corner across the bridge from the base. We also had large, small and home made flags, banners and signs of support for our troops. We had a lot of drivers honking their horns in support of our troops.
With 250 people between the two groups, many, many police, several MPs and officers, we where very successful out there. The UGs ran all over the place trying to find a place to protest. After 45 minutes they finally figured that they had lost their fight.
When they got close to the front gate the MPs would chase them away and when they tried to stand in the street, the police would make them move back on the sidewalk, so they would have to get BEHIND the crowd because no one would move for them.
The lead UG broght her 2 kids and her nephew with her. It should have been illegal to put them kids in that kind of a situation.
We showed them that they had no place in El Paso to protest. It was GOOD to see them pack it in and give up.
The Press was very heavy and had a problem getting clear shots. So we did our JOB the right way, and I wasn’t in jail.
Later the El Paso Police came over to me and told me that they could only give me an unofficial Thank You, so it was Unofficial, didn’t come from them anyways! They asked me to stay there because there was some one who wanted to talk to me. Didnt know what was going down but I waited.
A few minutes later a Full Bird and a LT. Col. MP came by to thank the group as a whole. They said they were proud of us showing so much support for the troops. Everything was winding down and Meathead and I where bragging about how well the bikers and skinheads did next to US.
Then this 6 foot 6 inch brown hair, big breasted “he-she”, in a bright red very very short skirt with a 5 o’clock shadow said to us “yea, the gay community did there part too”.
Well, it was time for me and Meathead to leave, as I had to get back to work. Well, Rock and Meathead didn’t have anything pressing, so they decided to stay and have lunch right there on that corner!!!!! Make your own mind up but I wouldnt eat there!!!!!!!!!
Remember: If you won’t stand behind out troops, you are invited to stand in front of them.
Wrench