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bluedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:56 PM
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Veterans ready to 'roll' in support of VA hospital(CrawFord.....)
Edited on Thu Aug-14-03 04:05 PM by Skinner
note: this is a protest against the gov closing the VA in Waco



By IMAEYEN IBANGA Tribune-Herald staff writer

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The congregation was finalizing plans for Saturday's "Let's Roll" Thunder Rolling to Crawford, a mobile demonstration aimed at thwarting the possible closure of the Waco Veterans Affairs Hospital.

"We are hoping to have the world on motorcycles, only because it has the spirit of freedom and it makes a lot of noise," said Bill Mahon, McLennan County Veterans Association chairman. "The whole idea is that we're rolling. We're taking the freedom of country along with the county's stability (represented by the motorcycle and vehicle procession)."
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The veterans association's judge advocate, Manuel Sustaita, said he is expecting at least a thousand veterans to participate.

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The protestors avoided a permit requirement because the procession will make no stops, Sustaita said.

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hadrons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 01:01 PM
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1. well Sarah, ...
The Army veteran said the organization needed the rally in order to attract the focus of Republicans who are apathetic about veterans.

that would be almost ALL of them
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bluedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 01:49 PM
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2. I would love to see this on TV
The real "Elite Fighting Forcesgunning their engines up to encircle the bush ranch..
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 02:35 PM
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3. bluedog
Per DU copyright rules
please post only 4
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