The Gathering of Eagles is now only days away, and the showdown of all showdowns is expected to occur this Saturday. The ANSWER goons and the Code Pink radicals made their presence known already in DC, interrupting Petraeus's testimony. This Saturday, we have a chance to counter them. Here's a map I made up from my interpretation of the logistics given out by GOE Command:

This is the one many of you have been waiting on. On 15 September we will rally on The Mall at 0900 hrs on 7th Street between Madison and Jefferson. We have many notable speakers joining us that day, so don’t be late. After our program is completed, we will head over to line A.N.S.W.E.R .’s route to the Capitol. We are permitted from 7th to 10th on Pennsylvania Ave., and our allies in the DC Chapter of Protest Warriors have been granted the permit for the Navy Memorial, which is directly across the street from us. Many of you will remember the treatment the Lone Sailor received at the hands of Code Pink back in January. We will not let that happen again.

As A.N.S.W.E.R. and their allies in the hate-America crowd stumble by, we will treat them to some good old-fashioned, red-blooded American “free speech.” Remember, the days are still warm, and we will be outside, so bring water and light snacks. Parking will be severely limited, so be prepared to access the Metro if possible. The Navy Memorial stop will put you two blocks from the rally and directly across from the counter-protest site. Motorcycles can be parked on any of the numbered streets west of 7th.

Buses will disgorge their passengers at 4th Street on The Mall. Marshals and team leaders will be at all locations to ground-guide and provide security. A.N.S.W.E.R. and the Iraq Vets for Peace (all 12 of them) are planning to stage a “die-in” on the Capitol grounds. They plan to use photos and names of our brave warriors who have been killed in action as props. Multiple Gold Star family members have expressed outrage that anyone would use their family members’ images without permission. Be prepared to let the miscreants know how we feel about that. Bring your outside voices and all the heart I know you each possess. This is the one-two punch, my brothers and sisters. We may not knock them out, but we will knock them down (metaphorically speaking, of course!). Our warriors are winning over, killing, and capturing terrorists. We must let those who do not know they have a voice hear us. It is an obligation we all bear.

Join us on September 15th to let the world know how we feel!

If I'm alerted to any major changes, I'll be updating the map. I also plan on making a map following the event detailing where folks decided to set up camp and just how much space we took up compared to the anti-war folks. Eagles up!