The veterans could not believe that the U.S. military would turn against fellow soldiers --- their ignorance abounds. you don't threaten the US government if you want to live.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 3:24:40 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > Dr. Eowyn posted: "Have you heard of Operation American Spring? That's > the name of a planned march on Washington, D.C., on May 16. Retired U.S. > Army colonel Harry Riley is calling upon millions of patriots to march upon > Washington D.C. to remove Pres. Obama, VP Biden," Respond to this post > by replying above this line > > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Will the U.S. military > put down a Veterans’ March on D.C. in 2014 as in > 1932?<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/01/07/will-the-u-s-military-put-down-a-veterans-march-on-d-c-in-2014-as-in-1932/> > by > Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> > > Have you heard of *Operation American Spring > <http://www.truthandaction.org/operation-american-spring-ret-colonel-creates-march-washington-may-16-2014/>* > ? > > That's the name of a planned march on Washington, D.C., on May 16. > > *Retired U.S. Army colonel Harry Riley *is calling upon millions of > patriots to march upon Washington D.C. to remove Pres. Obama, VP Biden, AG > Eric Holder, Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, and Reps. John > Boehner and Nancy Pelosi from office. > > Riley calls it “OPERATION AMERICAN SPRING – Beginning Of Tyranny > Housecleaning” and conceives of three main phases to the plan: > > 1. Field as many as ten million unarmed patriots to peacefully > assemble in Washington, D.C. > 2. At least one million of the assembled 10 million to stay in D.C. as > long as it takes to see the removal from office of Obama, *et al*. > 3. Principled politicians like former Congressman Allen West and > former Sen. Jim DeMint; Senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul; Reps. > Trey Gowdy and Pete Sessions; Gov. Scott Walker; and Dr. Ben Carson to > comprise a tribunal to convene investigations and recommend appropriate > charges against politicians and government employees who have violated the > Constitution. > > But my friend *John J. Molloy > <http://veterans-coalition.org/index-2.html>*, Vietnam War veteran and > chairman of the National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition, invokes the > tragedy of the *Bonus Army* and urges caution. > > [image: Bonus > Army]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/bonus-army.jpg> > > In 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression, ten thousand unemployed > U.S. military veterans of World War I converged on Washington, D.C., to > demand the cash bonus promised to them by the "bonus certificates" they 'd > been issued after the war. > > From late May to mid-June, 10,000 veterans occupied America's capital, > camping in tents and wooden shacks, with tens of thousands more on their > way. But the U.S. Senate rejected the Bonus Army's demands. > > On July 16, 1932, near midnight, *President Herbert Hoover* ordered the > military to evacuate the veterans from downtown Washington, D.C. > > *General Douglas MacArthur *was put in command; his major aide was future > General and U.S. President *Dwight Eisenhower*. More than 200 calvarymen, > among whom was the future general* George Patton*, 400 infantrymen, *and > tanks* advanced into the Bonus Army camp. Soldiers armed with bayonets > and wearing gas masks, without warning, hurled tear gas at the vets. > > [image: Bonus Army > tanks]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/bonus-army-tanks.jpg> > > The vets were driven from their tents. The soldiers burned the tents, > wooden shacks, and their contents. The vets were driven across the bridge. > General MacArthur ignored an order not to pursue them. Hoover, for his > part, retired to bed. > > The veterans could not believe that the U.S. military would turn against > fellow soldiers and that their countrymen would not support them. > > Here's a video on the Bonus Army. (Read more about them on > Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army> > .) > > Here's an email from John Molloy urging a revision of the planned > Operation American Spring: > > *The protest scheduled for May 16th about a week before ROLLING THUNDER, > hopes to have 10 million veterans gathered in protest and desires that 1 > million remain in DC until their objectives are attained. I have > concerns that this administration would love to get us all in one place and > haul us away for good or worse. We cannot allow ourselves to be hamstrung > at the outset Not putting all our eggs in one basket is a good idea).* > > *I think that it would be better to conduct protests at the local offices > of representatives and senators on that day while the leadership conducts a > press conference in DC to note the solidarity of the effort. Given the > state of economy and the government's demeanor, I suspect that it might be > better to do this countrywide rather than in one place.* > > *We cannot trust the CinC not to do worse [than what Pres. Hoover did to > the Bonus Army of 1932]. Please give the plan very careful consideration. > If we are perceived as a threat and you may be certain that there would be > government operatives in the crowd who would incite an adverse response for > the sake of publicity to justify their actions. Having engaged in numerous > protests on behalf of our POWs, the people in authority get very touchy > and members of law enforcement sometimes get belligerent (just doing their > job).* > > *~Eowyn* > *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | January > 7, 2014 at 11:50 am | Tags: Bonus > Army<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=bonus-army>, > Col. 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