I feel a Change coming on!
February 29, 2008
The fool that put this affair together told us that this was an open forum and my talking was not on his agenda (I had told him that he should not be showing that tesimony because it was all lies and I had documentation that refutes and discredits the tesitmony). Judsy told him well, we are going to CHANGE your agenda and we did! One of the young girls there asked me for the documentation and said she would read it.
I’ll write something for my website tomrrow. They had 2 “recruiters” there and the idiot who ran the show and never served, 3 old raging granny ladies, the idiot’s parents, and 4 young people who came. The female recruiter ended up crying hysterically and the other recruiter, who served in Kuwait(!) never said one word. He looked intimidated and I enjoyed that very much. Somehow I think we CHANGED their minds. I did tell them that they had better tell these young Veterans they are recruiting that if they are going to stand up and tell about murder and rapes they committed, they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and they will go to prison. The idiot told them that is not true, your Superiors will go to prison, not you. I really got mad then and told him that is not what is going to happen and you better not be telling these kids that because that reasoning didn’t fly in Nuremburg and it won’t fly now. (click here for slide show)
Beverly Perlson
(click more for a message from Chris Hill) Read more
Write and earn money!
February 27, 2008
Ok all you Eagles. Here’s the chance you’ve been waiting for. Here’s a spot where you can write your opinions AND have your earnings for those writings go directly to Gathering of Eagles (or…you could keep it yourself!) We’ve put together a list of topics, some are seeing some action…some are still blank. Go on! Express yourself! (Click here!)
Honor Those Who Serve: Sign the Petition Against Winter Soldier
February 26, 2008
Please take a moment to sign this incredibly important petition to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the upcoming Winter Soldier hearings in Washington, D.C.
Upgrade on the Way: Updated
February 25, 2008
Eagles,
We are growing all the time, and with that growth comes the need to expand our site and better user experiences. You’ve been great all along at pointing out features you need, things that don’t work, and what kind of content you are looking for.
As a result, I’ve compiled this info and come up with a solution I think you will enjoy. The best part is, your login names won’t change, and neither will your passwords. The forum will stay exactly as it is, and you’ll have more options.
You’ll also be able to find information faster and easier. More video, photos, and even podcasts.
Here’s the bad news: The site will look a bit wonky while I get things put in place and straightened out. Please be patient. I guarantee this is the most amazing GOE site yet.
UPDATE: The first phase of the upgrade is complete. Please note that not everything is done, and it will take me roughly 24-48 hours to finish everything that needs tweaking. I am aware of the forum issue and it will be fixed as soon as possible.
Remember, your logins still work! Please do not re-register for the site or the forum. Feel free to use the contact form to let me know about any bugs you encounter. However, I’m confident that there won’t be many bugs. Kathy Upton and I did all the site breaking on the test site. 
Measurable Improvements in Iraq
February 25, 2008
Washington Times Editorial February 18, 2008 THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL - In fits and starts, political progress in Iraq is not only possible, but in small steps it is happening. That’s the simplest lesson of the Iraqi Parliament’s three notable moves on Wednesday. The parliament set Oct. 1 provincial elections, passed a $48 billion budget and also passed a limited amnesty for thousands of prisoners, including former insurgents — potentially significant steps toward reconciliation. Even New York Times editorial headlines are acknowledging the unexpected: “Making (Some) Progress in Iraq.” This does not at all fit the unrelenting “Iraq is a failure” narrative favored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Out of Iraq caucus.
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Fallujah Adjusts to Peace
February 25, 2008
From Barbara Starr, CNN FALLUJA, Iraq (CNN) — Smoke rose from Falluja three short years ago. Once a stronghold for al Qaeda in Iraq, the city saw brutal urban combat after insurgents ambushed, killed and mutilated four U.S. security contractors, leaving their charred bodies dangling from a bridge over the Euphrates River in spring 2004. U.S. and Iraqi forces attacked insurgents in Falluja and embarked on one of the largest offensives of the Iraq war in November of that year. The battles killed about 1,200 militants, eight Iraqi soldiers and 51 U.S. troops, mostly Marines, according to the Pentagon. About 95 percent of Falluja’s population was displaced. After the city 30 miles west of Baghdad was pacified, the United States committed more than $200 million to reconstruction projects in Falluja, and a lot has changed in the past three years. Now, small cafes and grocery stores line streets once dusty and abandoned. Customers finger vibrant clothes, fabric and jewelry in shops near beige concrete walls that still bear the scars of war.
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Website issues-Update
February 25, 2008
Stand by Eagles. We seem to be having some issues with several areas of the website. I’ve talked to Kit and she is working to find out what’s going on and hopefully fix it.
Please be patient!
Ok…the forum is back. Kit is working frantically to get the new software ready to update the site. The test site looks fantastic, but it’s not quite ready yet. So bear with us, the upgrade will fix all of the little quirks we’ve all been emailing her about! It’ll be great!
Fighting the Good Fight this March/April
February 25, 2008
There have been many questions and comments directed to us concerning the upcoming actions in March and April. As we are all aware, IVAW plans to stage a repeat of the Vietnam Era Winter Soldier proceedings during the Congressional break next month. We at GOE have been compiling film footage of the IVAW actions all across the country for many months now and, in conjunction with our friends at Vets for Freedom and Move America Forward, will air our documentary to refute all the claims that come out of Winter Soldier II. The film will be aired sometime in late March or early April. We are still trying to find a way to reach the largest possible audience. Keep checking back for details.
Where’s the Chairman?
February 25, 2008
Our chairman, Captain Larry Bailey, is out of country for the next 10 days. Please direct your questions and emails to either Chris Hill, our Director of Operations, or (if it is a website or internet-related question) to me.
Enjoy your week, Eagles, and remember, the spring events are coming up! We’ll have more details to you as soon as we can!
DC Recruiter Station Follow Up
February 22, 2008
By now we have all seen the reports of the disgusting actions at the
Washington, DC Recruiter Station. I am certain that each of you
responded with the same level of outrage as I did. When I first saw
the photos, and read the reports I remembered my own recruiter, SFC
Purvis. No he never lied to me, and yes, he told me how tough the
infantry was going to be. I enlisted anyway, and he was my second
stop after graduating AIT. When I walked into the station in my Class
A’s with a freshly minted Blue Cord, he was nearly as proud of me as I
was. I envisioned the recruiter in DC being besieged by wanna-be
revolutionaries, knowing he could take them apart single-handed, but
also knowing he couldn’t. I was ready to storm down to DC, with 100
bikers in tow, and dare the SDS/college slacker to try us. Luckily,
cooler heads prevailed; of which mine was not one.
Kudos go out to Beverly Perlson of The Band of Mothers. She
tirelessly worked the phones with DC Metro Police, until an assistant
chief admitted to “dropping the ball,” and promised to post uniformed
officers outside the station whenever any march by the anti-American
forces is planning to be remotely nearby. The quote I received was,
“We are sorry for the lack of response. DC is not Berkeley, and we
will not allow this to happen again.” Metro has always treated us
fairly and they are remorseful. I trust them at their word that this
will not happen again.
Kudos also to a few of our friends in Congress. When we apprised them
of the situation, they were as horrified as we were, and immediately
contacted law enforcement. Beverly had beaten them to the punch, but
they have also promised to provide better over-sight. So, okay. It
is not a perfect result. The offenders are not behind bars, but they
will not get away with it again; at least not in our Nation’s Capital.
I would ask that each and every one of you reading this, stop by the
station the next time you’re in DC. Let these brave men in uniform
know that we respect them for the hard work they gladly shoulder, and
also let them know that if the ball is ever dropped again we will
defend them. Thank you, one and all, for your support of our brothers
and sisters in uniform. They are all that is best about our country,
and I love them as much as I do each of you. Manchu.
–
Chris Hill
Gathering of Eagles
National Director for Operations
http://www.gatheringofeagles.org/
Godspeed Nate Hardy and Mike Koch
February 21, 2008
In the early hours on Monday morning, an American Task Force took down
a terrorist compound in Iraq. In the ensuing fight, two US Navy SEALs
were killed by small arms fire while clearing one of the buildings -
Chief Petty Officers Nathan H. Hardy and Michael E. Koch.
Nate Hardy, 29, enlisted in the US Navy in 1997 and is survived by his
wife - Mindy, 7 month old son - Parker, parents and brother.
Mike Koch, also 29, enlisted in 1998 and had a fiancée, parents,
brother and sister.
Both Koch and Hardy families have a tradition of service. The Kochs
are vets and contractors (in Iraq and Afghanistan) and Hardy’s
grandfather served with John F. Kennedy on PT-109 during WWII. Mike’s
brother escorted the bodies of the two SEALs back to the states.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Koch, Hardy and SEAL families.
Below is message from an Army Special Forces Soldier “Green Beret”
serving in Iraq:
Chris Hill
National Director for Operations
Gathering of Eagles
www.gatheringofeagles.org
Code Pink Supports the Troops
February 18, 2008
I would normally editorialize on any photos I have posted, but this
one not only angers me beyond civil discourse, it bears no commentary.
This photo was taken in Berkeley, CA where Code Pink slept on the
lawn of a local high school before starting their protest at the
Marine Corps Recruiting Station. Luckily some patriots were there to
capture this photo. As they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Manchu.
Chris Hill
Gathering of Eagles
National Director for Operations
Blue Star Mother Answers SF Gate
February 17, 2008
Eagles!
Our own Beverly Perl wrote the following to the San Francisco Gate regarding the ruckus at Berkeley last week.
As a mother of a Soldier, I was delighted to see California Riot Police outside the Marine Recruiting Station on Friday, as I have been calling for Federal Marshals. Medea and her bunch are destructive, useless madjusted miscreants and with all their nonsense, there comes a price. Ask Medea to pay those bills as she was able to come up with $600,000 in CASH and medical supplies, sent over to the terrorists in Fallujah in 2004, with the help of Congressman Henry Waxman. This is just another situation where Medea continues to aid and abet the enemy at the direct detriment of our brave warriors in the United States Military. Just recently, Medea was put in a cab in Pakistan at gunpoint and told to get out of their country! She is considered a pain in the a–everywhere she goes. She of course immmediately starting screaming about her rights as an American citizen. I’d like to put her in a cab with some of the people who give her those rights!
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Some People Get It
February 17, 2008
Eagles! SOME schoolteachers understand what is happening in our world. This one certainly does! Forgive the occasional foul language, but give a listen to what she says.
Larry Bailey
A CLARIFICATION
February 17, 2008
There is a misunderstanding about the events of March 15th. It’s not a major thing, but I think it bears clarification.
Berkeley Follow-Up
February 14, 2008
Berkeley council won’t apologize
U.S. lawmakers say they will pull funds
Article Created: 02/14/2008 02:37:21 AM PST
BERKELEY — The council’s decision early Wednesday to retract a statement calling U.S. Marine recruiters “uninvited and unwelcome intruders” has not stopped lawmakers from moving forward with plans to pull millions of tax dollars earmarked for school lunches, ferry services and more. Read more
Chris’ Heroes
February 13, 2008
All of you know that the men and women in uniform are my heroes.
In fact, when I met the President last year I told him, “Mr.
President, thanks for standing tall for my guys,” to which he
responded, “Chris you know they’re my guys, right?” In my own
inimitable style I retorted, “Well sir, I guess we’ll just have to
share them.” The men and women serving, kids for the most part, are
my heroes. One of the guys in Afghanistan sent me word that they are
calling themselves Chris’ Heroes, in homage to the Clint Eastwood
movie Kelly’s Heroes. In true military style they promised to repay
the largesse we heaped on them this past Christmas by screaming Chris
Hill Akbar! the next time the artillery battery fires for effect.
What more could I ask?
Anyway, my newest hero may be known to you by either his
nickname, Monk, or by his Army name PV2 Crilly. Many of you sent him
cards and letters while he was in Basic/AIT at Ft. Benning, GA. He
was beside himself at the outpouring of love that came his way. He
asked that I tell all of you how much it meant to him and as his
friend I want to say THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE.
Last week, another eagle, Ken Shippee, and I flew to Ft. Benning to
be at Monk’s Turning Blue Ceremony. For those of you unfamiliar with
the concept, the Infantry wears a distinctive blue cord on the right
shoulder of our dress uniforms. It is the color of the sky because
God loves the Infantry best. It is awarded the day before graduation
because it marks a soldier’s official entry into the Infantry; the
heart and soul of the Army. I had the distinct honor of putting
Monk’s cord on him, and was the first to welcome him into the club.
Oh yeah, by the way, Monk is 44, did 4 years in the Marines (’81-’85)
and his next stop is Airborne School, followed by a posting to the
82nd Airborne Division. That’s why, amongst all my heroes, he is
first among equals. Thank you Monk for choosing to fight the good
fight. You truly are my hero. Manchu.
Chris Hill
National Director of Operations
THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE
February 13, 2008
Melanie Morgan reporting in from Bezerkley:
February 13, 2008
Pro-troop demonstration still going strong –but here is my after
action report after 15 hours on the frontlines.
If I were a headline writer I would describe the situation as CHAOS
AND ANARCHY IN BERKELEY today.
Not by our side –by the Marine haters and American traitors.
The cops were openly hostile toward the people who showed up at 5:00
a.m., never stepping in to protect the patriots from the assaults that
took place against elderly folks, Gold Star parents, Blue Star
families and Joe and Jane Citizen who were waving the flags and
showing their pride in the Marines. Read more
A Chance Encounter with IVAW
February 12, 2008
All of you will no doubt remember the incident with Gold Star father Carlos Arredondo at last September’s GOE rally in support of the troops. A die-in, organized by IVAW resulted in a scuffle between Mr. Arredondo and two brothers, both Marines. Coming upon the three of them rolling on the ground, I waded in and pulled Mr. Arredondo from the scrum, getting kicked and punched for my efforts. Immediately, the antis on site accused GOE in general, and me in particular, of assaulting a Gold Star. The fact that the incident would not have happened had there not been a die-in (using unauthorized photographs of American KIAs) seems to also have escaped mention. One of the witnesses from the other side even made note to the police that I had assisted in breaking up the scuffle. He is the black man wearing a keffiyeh in the YouTube video. Since facts don’t get in the way of posts though, a post complete with my photo appeared a few days later on IVAW major domo Adam Kokesh’s personal blog. The headline read: “Heaven Help This Guy if I Ever See Him on the Street.” It was a public threat, for my having allegedly assaulted a Gold Star, and I considered it as such.
Well, this past Saturday morning I entered Union Station in Washington, DC at 0600hrs and encountered someone wearing an IVAW sweatshirt. I questioned whether or not he served in the military and was told, “No, but my friend Adam did.” So, too early in the morning, with no coffee in me, I realized that Kokesh and I were in the same vicinity. I angrily approached him and offered to let him make good on his threat. He attempted to convince me that his words were only angry rhetoric and not a threat. I replied that his “angry rhetoric” had caused me to receive death threats that were extended to my child. I’m a big boy and can take what comes my way, but when my family is thrown into the mix I will respond with “inappropriate force.” I made that point to Kokesh and I am certain he received the message loud and clear.
Since we were on the same train, I took the opportunity to engage Kokesh in the dialogue he has always claimed to crave. For an hour and a half we stood in the rear of the train and debated the differences in our organizations. I can see why he has developed such a following among the college-age set. He is charismatic and sounds reasonable; unless of course you know what is truly happening in Iraq and the larger War on Terror. He has no opinion, for example, on what will happen if we were to pull out of Iraq precipitously. The feel-good politics of the ultra-left have always been less than thoughtful, and Kokesh was no different. While neither one of us did anything to dissuade the other from his position, we did come to three places of conciliation: 1) He apologized to me personally, and has publicly done so on his blog, for the use of angry rhetoric; 2) he has accepted my official request, without agreeing to it, to be an observer to the Winter Soldier testimony; and 3) he has accepted my challenge to a public boxing match between us to benefit an as yet un-named veterans’ charity.
For the record, Kokesh has stated that he and I have some areas of agreement, but differ on tactics. Most notably, he states that I believe it was a mistake to go into Iraq. I believe that mistakes were made both before and after we invaded, but I have never once wavered in my support of the mission. I will only accept Victory in Iraq, which will be achieved when human rights and freedom of expression are allowed to flourish there. Obviously, as long as terrorists inhabit the country that will not happen. Once our brave men and women in uniform finish their mission we will welcome them home as victors and throw them the largest parade ever seen in this country. I am single issue these days, and that is unqualified support for the larger War on Terror, regardless of the circumstances that have gotten us where we are. 9/11 changed things and I do not believe in trusting to the good graces of an enemy whom has declared that they will accept nothing less than our demise as a country. I, like every other infantryman, am incapable of being pro-war, but I am pro-this-war, and make no apologies for it. I believe that the proposed ‘Winter Soldier testimony’ hurts our men and women in uniform. This position is not driven by fear, but rather from my feelings that the United States of America is not only the entire world’s last, best hope, but the greatest country that has ever graced the planet. So, Adam, if you think that I am one of those Americans who are simply spoiling for a fight, I say, after 9/11 you’re damn right I am. Manchu.
Chris Hill
National Director of Operations
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