I don't know if there has been any poll that asks the simple question if we want to win the war...or if Victory is important.

We all know the majority would say YES.

Therefore we won't have a simple black adn white poll like that.

Btw...I suppose the genius who sold everything is going to be getting tax-payer money one way or the other.

This is HILARIOUS!!!!

Um, wouldn't a letter to the editor have been cheaper?

Looks like his little stroll down the treason trail was in vain.

Back in 2005 I heard the story about a local guy here in San Diego named Steve Vaught, aka, "The Fat Man Walking". Steve was a former Marine who had suffered some hardships in his life, had gained a lot of weight, and in an attempt to lose weight and "find himself" he embarked on a journey walking from Oceanside, California to New York City. Steve was sort of an inspiration to me and here 2 years later I have set it motion plans to do a walk of my own. Since Steve's walk, there have been several others who I've heard about who have had varying degrees of success. Most of them have done it in the name of fitness (which was my original intent). However, in October of 2005, my older brother and his wife, one week shy of their 30th wedding anniversary, had a house fire and lost everything they owned. My brother, who was a carpenter for over 35 years, had also just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and forced to retire. So, they have had to rebuild their lives from scratch and learn to deal with a debilitating disease. Some time later I had the idea that my brother and his disability/disease should be our charity of choice that we could bring awareness to and seek support in the name of the Arthritis Foundation. However, he had other ideas...

My brother has 2 lovely daughters and they are both married to soldiers who are serving in the Armed Forces. One is in the Air Force as a crew chief in a squadron of Black Hawks located just south of Baghdad. The other is Army Airborne and currently going through Special Forces training after 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. After much brainstorming and soul searching, we have decided that we are going to use our journey as an opportunity to say THANK YOU to the troops across the USA. I should probably point out that our father was a 25 year Marine veteran with 3 tours in Viet Nam and one in Korea and I am married to a Commander in the Navy Nursing Corps (she's due to retire soon with 27 yrs!). We are intimately familiar with the military.

So, the good Lord willing and if all the cogs fall into place, in the spring of 2008 we will set out starting from Arlington Cemetery with me walking and my brother following closely behind with a small travel trailer providing support all the way from D.C. to San Diego. We expect it will take us about 6 to 7 months and over 3,000 miles. In the plans are visits to Quantico, VA (my dad's first duty station), Fort Benning, GA (son-in-law #2's home base), Fort Campbell, KY(son-in-law #1's home base) and many more along the way. Our final destination could be any of several here in San Diego County; Camp Pendleton USMCB (where I was born), Mira Mar USMCAS (former home of Top Gun and right in my back yard), or Coronado/North Island USNAS (home of the Navy SEALs and my wife's current duty station). We are presently financing it ourselves, but, maybe we can sell a few t-shirts or something along the way. Who knows. Maybe we'll get lucky and find a benevolent sponsor! Either way, it's all about supporting the troops. As we get closer I would like to let the folks here know about it and provide a link to our website showing our progress, etc. I also wouldn't mind hearing from anybody with any useful suggestions as to where to visit or whatever you feel might be pertinent. Send me a 'pm' if you like. Until then, I'm working out and getting into walking shape, I fly my flag everyday, and I shake the hand of every service man or woman that I meet and tell them, "Thank you for your service to our country".