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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/

Written by Kathy · Filed Under After Action Reports 

Comments

5 Responses to “DC Recruiter Station Follow Up”

  1. yankeemom on February 23rd, 2008 6:10 am

    Chris, I posted the address of the DC recruiting station on my blog so that my readers could send messages of support to them, as we did with the Marines in Berkeley.
    While I lived in Santa Cruz, I would stand in between my recruiters there and Ragin’ Grannies, Code Pink et al, when they descended upon “my guys”.
    I also suggest that you check in with your local recruiters every now and then. They really like muffins and cookies! Almost as much as someone just stopping by to say thanks.

  2. Blacksheep on February 23rd, 2008 3:53 pm

    I CANNOT believe this occured!
    I have a lot on my mind to say about how this was handled by Metro,…but I will silence my thoughts out of respect for your Opinon,Chris and your belief that this was a fluke….I know your heart…and I know that if it reoccurs or anything distantly similar to such should re-occur,…that you will be right on top of it.
    Berkley was too far away for me,…D.C. aint!You know what I’m saying in a roundabout way.
    Berkley was bullsht and when you move to deal with this DC foolishness,…you know how to find me.

  3. MikeBSuffolk on February 23rd, 2008 7:17 pm

    I’m with you on this Blacksheep.

    I’m still stunned that this occured in our nations Capital.

    Hopefully we can take the Metro Police at their word.

    Chris, thanks for the follow up. If there is a next time, i’m not that far away either.

  4. bevperl on February 23rd, 2008 10:18 pm

    I can assure all the DC Metro Police were sincere in their apology and were as outraged as we that this happened. They assured me that they feel the same as we do about our Soldiers and they will do their very best to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Many of these Policeman are Veterans too.

    I am thankful their attitude is totally opposite that of the “neutral” Bezerkely Police! Thanks to all of you for your outrage and your willingness to “flock!”

    Beverly Perlson
    The Band of Mothers

  5. trooprally on February 24th, 2008 7:10 pm

    ALL - There is a late planned Support Our Recruiters Rally planned for Monday, Feb. 25, from 3PM til 6PM.

    FReeRepublic will have signs and flags but feel free to bring your own.

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