so, not only can you not participate if you don't register by late this afternoon, you'll be surrounded by cops, bike cops, cops on horses, troops, helicopters, and fences do that the event is kept "sterile":
...Officers are prepared to arrest anyone who joins the march or concert without a credential and refuses to leave, said Park Police Chief Dwight E. Pettiford.The event, the America Supports You Freedom Walk, is billed as a memorial to victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks and a show of support for those serving in the military, topped off with a concert by country singer Clint Black, known for his pro-troops anthem, "Iraq and Roll." Organizers said they expect 3,000 to 10,000 participants.[...]Barber said that organizers would rather not have such stringent measures on their event but that police had requested them.Pettiford said officers would patrol to keep interlopers out because the Pentagon restricted the event in its permit application. "That is what their permit called for, so we have those fences to keep the public out."
The event, the America Supports You Freedom Walk, is billed as a memorial to victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks and a show of support for those serving in the military, topped off with a concert by country singer Clint Black, known for his pro-troops anthem, "Iraq and Roll." Organizers said they expect 3,000 to 10,000 participants.
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Barber said that organizers would rather not have such stringent measures on their event but that police had requested them.
Pettiford said officers would patrol to keep interlopers out because the Pentagon restricted the event in its permit application. "That is what their permit called for, so we have those fences to keep the public out."
One hopes that the "America, We Stand As One" guy will be in attendance.
http://www.asyfreedomwalk.com/
Oh, and no press, please. That would be unseemly.
― kingfish superman ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:18 (nineteen years ago)
they will go quite well with the purple heart band-aids given out at the Republican Nat'l Convention last year...
― kingfish superman ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:40 (nineteen years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:42 (nineteen years ago)
― kingfish superman ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:46 (nineteen years ago)
― pr00de, where's my car? (pr00de), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago)
The Freedom Walk is free and open to anyone who registers. Registration closes at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 2005. There will be no on-site registrations the day of the event.Event InformationWalk participants are encouraged to take Metro to Pentagon or Pentagon City stations and follow the signs to the staging area in Pentagon South Parking. Pentagon parking will not be available to the general public. DoD parking permit holders should note that South Parking is closed for this event, but North Parking permit holders will be able to access their parking spaces.Walkers are asked to begin checking in at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005. The first 1,000 to arrive for screening at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, will receive the official America Supports You campaign lapel pin.After you submit your registration, you will receive a receipt with a registration number. Please print out this receipt and bring it with you to the Pentagon South Parking to check-in before the event. You MUST have your registration number to check-in!We look forward to seeing you.
Event InformationWalk participants are encouraged to take Metro to Pentagon or Pentagon City stations and follow the signs to the staging area in Pentagon South Parking. Pentagon parking will not be available to the general public. DoD parking permit holders should note that South Parking is closed for this event, but North Parking permit holders will be able to access their parking spaces.
Walkers are asked to begin checking in at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005. The first 1,000 to arrive for screening at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, will receive the official America Supports You campaign lapel pin.
After you submit your registration, you will receive a receipt with a registration number. Please print out this receipt and bring it with you to the Pentagon South Parking to check-in before the event. You MUST have your registration number to check-in!
We look forward to seeing you.
― kingfish superman ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:51 (nineteen years ago)
The "America Supports You" Freedom WalkThe "America Supports You, Freedom!" WalkThe "America Support-a You Freedom, Now Shaddup You Face" Walketc.
― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 9 September 2005 16:54 (nineteen years ago)
Injection-molded silver plastic tags, like what you'd get when you buy a bag of cheap army men from the supermarket.
― kingfish superman ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 9 September 2005 17:14 (nineteen years ago)
Ha! That was exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote that.
Ah - to have grown up in the 1970s.
― The Liberal Avenger, Friday, 9 September 2005 17:27 (nineteen years ago)
― kingfish superman ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 9 September 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago)
― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Friday, 9 September 2005 19:03 (nineteen years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Monday, 12 September 2005 16:20 (nineteen years ago)
― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Monday, 12 September 2005 16:31 (nineteen years ago)
With some prodding, FREEDP< began to WALK!, checked nervously over her shoulder, broke into a dead run, stiff-armed security, but was then gunned down from behind. Cameras and videocams were confiscated, and life went on.
― Hunter (Hunter), Monday, 12 September 2005 16:49 (nineteen years ago)