Elwood P Dowd
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Sat Aug-28-10 07:08 PM
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250,000 protesting the war on April 24th, 1971. I was there, |
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and there must have been at least 3 times as many people as Beck had today. They were also scattered out over a far larger area that weekend. I don't have any pictures, but here are a few videos from back then......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNT2bybF7E&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWa3QOFELw&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2XujsHfj0U
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Sat Aug-28-10 07:17 PM
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1. Amazing videos!!! Just amazing. This "rally" today of Beckerheads was little more than a |
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Sat Aug-28-10 07:26 PM
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4. I was with the Third Marines in RVN. n/t |
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Sat Aug-28-10 07:36 PM
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6. I was with the US Army stationed in DC. We were told not to get near |
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the demonstrations, but me and some Army friends spent two weekends there. We stuck out like sore thumbs with our short hair.
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Sat Aug-28-10 08:59 PM
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8. In '77 we were told not to wear our uniforms off base, as it caused "trouble" n/t |
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Sat Aug-28-10 07:34 PM
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5. I made my debut 5 days later... |
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Thanks for trying to make the world a better placed for me, I'll do my best to pass it along.
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Sat Aug-28-10 08:42 PM
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7. Where are all the young people today? |
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The people at 'Tea Party' protests are mostly middle-aged and white, not many young people. Young people too busy texting to protest anything?
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