While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial

[dalton99a]

https://www.arlnow.com/2021/03/01/exclusive-while-the-capitol-was-stormed-a-group-of-men-gathered-near-the-marine-corps-war-memorial/

EXCLUSIVE: While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial

















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The photos above were taken by ARLnow staff photographer Jay Westcott around 3:30 p.m., just before Gov. Ralph Northam announced that he was sending the Virginia National Guard into D.C.

In recalling the moment, Westcott — a Navy veteran — said the gathering “had the feeling of a rally point.” He shot the scene from a distance with a 600mm lens, reluctant to get any closer due to potential safety concerns.

By nightfall, the men had dispersed, as ARLnow originally reported in an article about the curfew that night.

It’s unclear what the as-yet unidentified men were doing at the memorial that afternoon. Was their presence purely coincidental, or somehow connected to the pro-Trump rally and subsequent violence at the Capitol?

What is known is that somewhere outside of the District that day, according to federal prosecutors, a “quick reaction force” with a stockpile of weapons was allegedly ready to join the fight if ordered to do so by President Trump.

[ret5hd]

1. The guy in the light gray zip-up jacket...

and black watch cap has his face blurred.

Why is that?

[Mr.Bill]

13. Maybe an FBI agent who has

infiltrated the group? I have great confidence they have done that with all these groups, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, 3%ers, Militia groups, etc. They've done it with the KKK, Mafia, Hell's Angels and lots of other groups.

[ret5hd]

14. That was my first thought as well.

[Stuart G]

2. Guess who will report on that group...FBI, to whom? to Joe Biden, if it was a bad group, FBI will

discover it. (One possible problem: What if it was an FBI meeting about the insurrection that day?) Anything is possible.
..Who, what, when, ?..It will all come out...How do I know?...In time, it always comes out. Look what has come out
about Watergate, WWII, WWI and so on and on, and on.

[Stuart G]

6. I am not a RWinger. Check my posts out.

[BlueIdaho]

15. Listening to a football game?

Not with the antenna on that radio…

[rpannier]

18. If it weren't for the guy in the brown coat I'd say an overreaction

But how does anyone explain that as something any regular person would be using?
That wire is coiled, it's not an earphone for listening to music or the radio

[Lars39]

5. Near water? Ready to get the weapons?

[alittlelark]

9. When I read your post my stomach dropped.

I think u r right.

[Lars39]

10. We know it was a close thing...

I think we’re going to find out how incredibly close it was.

[paleotn]

8. Jackbooted trash.

[dem4decades]

11. Aren't troops held in reserve so they can be deployed where they are needed?

[Hoyt]

12. "Gathering had the feeling of a rally point." What a stretch.

Tags should be easy to identify, if someone wants to investigate.

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. As reply #17 says, the earpiece with a coiled wire is unusual

Average people do not use those with a phone. He has a two-way radio. I don't think it's a stretch; these men did not have another reason for gathering there.

[LoisB]

16. Looks as if they are awaiting orders.

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. Is that memorial near the Quality Inn? That's where the Oathkeepers had their arms stash. Nt

[JustAnotherGen]

19. Good point - Comfort Inn

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/politics/oath-keepers-comfort-inn/index.html

Yes its near Arlington and Marine Memorial

[bucolic_frolic]

23. Lots of nice license plates in those photos

Authorities might be interested.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Note it is the same kind of radio used by the OafKeeper leader who got indicted

See the cover photo of the video in this thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017705304

[dalton99a]

26. +1.

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