Scott Boone participated in a Protest Warrior rally on Saturday outside of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. You have to read his account of events; I'm stationed in Colorado and it made me feel better about being in the military.

Scott Boone, has also supported whatever I was doing whenever I was doing it no matter where I was in the world. He's a true patriot (and a veteran too). I was going to leave a comment at his site but it grew to such length that I might as well blog it:

Out-fucking-standing, Scott.

Thanks for doing it. I still remember protesters outside of MacDill AFB, FL right before I was about to head out for my first time. They irritated me, but at the time they didnÂ’t distract me from the mission and certainly didnÂ’t make me think twice about saying goodbye to my wife and (at the time) two-year-old daughter. You Protest Warriors are great people and you can consider this a thank you from me.

Luckily, ever since 9/11 Tampa, FL has been blessed by the Bayshore Patriots. They would do numerous things but the one thing you could guarantee on was seeing them out on Bayshore Blvd. every Friday afternoon waving their flags and thanking every troop that drove by.

Not too long ago my daughter asked what the Bayshore Patriots were doing out there while we were stopped at the light. I told her that they were great Americans that loved the work mommy and daddy did and this was their way of thanking us. My daughter said that it was very nice and I rolled down the window for her so she could thank them (she's 4).

Things like this make the troops feel good. They make the troops feel like they're not alone in this fight to rid the world of terrorism. Every little bit helps. I only wish I would see more support for the troops here in Colorado.

P.S. I especially like the "I Support the Troops and Their Mission" sign. I wonder where they got that from? I wonder who made the sign?

Scott has some pretty good pictures up at his site. Scott and his Protest Warrior folks are getting together again this Saturday (17 September 2005) so please, if you're in the Tucson, Arizona area show up.

Thanks, Scott. I appreciate it.

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