Stuart Florida Memorial Tribue Today
May 23rd, 2008
Stuart, FL - Today’s the big day. You would think that Memorial Day itself would be the big attraction that I thought it would be but it seems the start of the event and possibly the biggest crowd magnet will be this afternoon. The ceremony is set to kick off at 3 PM today and is expected to draw large crowds of people. Most of which are attending partly because of the protest being held by the Westboro Baptist Church members.
It is confirmed that upwards of a dozen members of the congregation will be attending. If you are attending, they will be the group of Phelps family members and a few straglers holding up signs like “Thank God for dead soldiers” or “God hates America”. They’ll be in the area to the East of the park that is cordoned off with orange construction mesh fencing and orange cones and they plan on showing up early. There will be large groups of patriots on-hand to insure the protesters don’t step over the proverbial line, which they are sure to do. I hope and pray that their protest remains a peaceful one and that they do not become the highlight of this Memorial Day Tribute.
Let’s remember why we’re all here. This is not about these loones but about our fallen heroes, honor their memory and their sacrifice.
