One 8/28 Jamey and I took her bother, Brandon, to Washington, DC to participate in the Restoring Honor Rally. The rally, for lack of a better word, was set up by Gl
enn Beck to celebrate, America, her soldiers and to challenge all to reestablishh: Faith, Hope and Charity. At the event, 3 soldiers were recognized for there selfless service and heroic efforts. There were also 3 civilians who were honored. One for Faith, one for Hope and one for Charity. One of the key speakers was Dr. Evita King, MLK Jr.'s niece. She added to her uncle's dream and stresses the importance of faith. Glenn wrapped the 3 hour event up by asking us to focus restoring honor and truth in our lives. He challenged us to: Pray daily on hour knees, in front of our families, tell the truth, tithe to our churches, etc... It is through these values that our country will be restored.
As you can see, we were able to get great seats. We road our bikes to the mall at 2AM where there were already 10-20 thousand spectators. Jamey "talked" with the park police and were able to move just to the left of the stage. (Okay it was a lot more complicated than that but, you will have to ask us about that part of our trip in person.) We sat with a couple finishing their honeymoon and 2 of the groom's brothers from Pennsylvainia. It was great to meet people our age with similar views and values. The crowd of over 500,000 was primarily 40-50 year olds but, there were pockets of youn
ger people and families throughout. I would bet that 99% of people, of any race or political opinion, would have enjoyed the event and supported the message fully. Unfortunately, people listen to how the news and pundents reported and there is a lot of lies about the rally.
The day before the rally I was able to snap this photo around lunch time as Glenn visited the Lincoln Memorial to do a sound check. He was very friendly and obviously humbled by the all the response he was receiving from the crowd.
