Eternal Vigilance Society

Lcpl Mike Glover, USMC
1978 - 2006

EVS 2006 Support the Troops Demonstration

Praise for Eternal Vigilance Society

If you haven't checked out The Eternal Vigilance Society, you should. Lots of readers have sent this take on the Gitmo-gulag hype by the EVS's founder, Kieran Michael Lalor, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Is there a national, mainstream op-ed page in the country that'll publish Lalor's column? Link to article -Michelle Malkin, Nationally Syndicted Columist and best selling author.

Eternal Vigilance Society is in support of those fighting the War on Terror. One piece, written by a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who mingled amongst those at an anti-war rally, is heart-breaking. Are these anti-war rallies or anti-American rallies? It's a must-read. Read his story here. Interesting that the mainstream media hasn't reported on this man, his organization, or his experiences at these rallies. -Rhodes Island Right Website

I agree with virtually everything on your website. - A.J.

Good article, Kieran - I'm glad I found it. Similar thing happened to me, although it was at a planning session for a peace rally. War isn't always the answer, but then neither is Peace - both have their place. Article - B.W.

After reading your article in the Journal News, Sunday, June 5, 2005 I felt compelled to send an email. The article was on target and completely true. I sent a reply to the editorial page of the Journal News commending the article. Article
-F. C.

I was referred to your Website by an email from a friend, great site. I have passed it on to all the NY Chapters of Rolling Thunder and will send it to National so it can be distributed throughout the US. F.B. Sgt. USMC, Republic of Vietnam

Those photos are inspiring. Thank you for your service to our country! Photos - J.M.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I am honored to be your fellow countryman. -J.S.

Your comments in the Journal News were dead on! This veil is "support" is thin indeed. Article
John Maguire Metro NY Director of Protest Warrior (Former Cpl of Marines & Veteran Operation Desert Storm)

I am a NYC teacher who lives in Yonkers and I am always looking to find people who stand for this country and the principles it was founded on. Anything I can do to help, please let me know. - J New York

Thank You for the time you take to produce your blog. I've added it to my list and will read it every day.- R.B

Thank you for your service, and your efforts in support of all Americans, including our soldiers. Those in the Middle East experiencing freedom for the first time will always remember. -M.M. Woonsocket, RI

I just wanted to thank you for the excellent Community View article you wrote in the Journal News this morning. I have been simmering ever since last Thursday, when I went to an Awards Night at our High School----at the beginning, our HS Principal began things by asking all to stand and face the flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance. You should know, Hastings is extremely far-left on the political spectrum. There were a number of people who did not stand at all, and a number who stood but did not salute with their hand over their left chest, nor did they say the Pledge. Article - S.T.

It is quite possible that I have been a member of the Eternal Vigilance Society all along and neither of us knew it. -Steve

Excellent web site -Sharon

I am responding to two letters published April 9 that railed against Kieran Lalor, an Iraq War veteran. First, if opinions were asked of the crowd assembled as Jeanne Shaw wrote, there should be no surprise and anger from them. The 9/11 Commission did not "clearly say" there was no connection between 9/11 and Iraq, it pointed out that although no Iraqi was directly involved, Saddam Hussein provided refuge and money for these and other terrorists. Each time these people speak or write, they prove they are haters of America. I thank God for Kieran Lalor and servicemen and servicewoman such as he. Letter - S.G. Yonkers, NY

Thank you to Kieran for serving and for letting people know what you know first-hand. I have received many letters from my son, in Iraq for just about a year, which confirm what you stated. Article - L.K. LaGrangeville, NY

I came across your Eternal Vigilance Society Site. GREAT WORK. You as well as your supporters, and their seems to be many, truly understand the meaning of Patriotism. Semper Fi, - B. A. GySgt/USMC Okinawa, Japan

Thank You. God bless - T.B. Marine Mom

SCORN FOR ETERNAL VIGILANCE SOCIETY FROM ANTI-AMERICAN MOONBATS

You and your Web site say to me, plain as day, that you are ignorant, overrun by fear and paranoia, and unenlightened. What a pathetic and loathsome self-portrait you paint. Don't worry though, eight years of John Kerry will be good for you.
- Gil Bassak, Ossining, NY

You talk about the cause for which we are fighting.You must have been brain washed!! If this cause is so great, how come the military has a hard time recruiting? This WAR is more stupid then VIETNAM!!! -Norman De Young

Mr. Lalor used a photo of a smiling child with a Marine's helmet on his head to show that the Iraqi people want us and thank us. He would not consider that his photo must be contrasted to the deaths of more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians, most women and children, whose families are likely unhappy with the U.S. effort. Jeanne D Shaw, Croton On Hudson,

Mr. Lalor should know that Iraqi children do not need him to "befriend" them. What they need is for our soldiers and airmen to stop bombing and raiding their cities and towns and murdering their mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters by the thousands every month. They need us to stop wiping out entire families at checkpoints; raping and sodomizing their female family members in our Saddam-like prisons; and to stop promoting our self-serving war crime as some sort of humanistic exercise in freedom-building. - Victor Lama, Thornwood

Hate Filled Peace Rally

As a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, I visited Saturday's anti-war protest in White Plains and was shocked and disappointed at the hostility and venom with which I was treated by people who claim to support the troops.

Anti-War Hypocrisy

When I first arrived, I walked up to the person I thought was the ringleader. I was ready to show him pictures I took of Iraqis waving American flags and expressing their gratitude toward the U.S... I was wearing a Marine Corps shirt, and perhaps he thought I was a Vet seeking to decry the war and betray my fellow serviceman. Before I could say a word he handed me the microphone.

Seizing this unexpected opportunity to have my views heard, I began to tell how I supported the war and how our efforts had liberated millions of people and planted the seeds of democracy in the region. Less than a minute elapsed when these so-called progressives who claim to be supporters of free speech unplugged the microphone.

After my impromptu speech was censored I mingled with the demonstrators for a few minutes. A woman marched up to me, looked me in the eye and coldly asked, "How many children did you kill?"

I showed them the photos I took of my buddies and me with the smiling Iraqi children we befriended and another woman sniped, "You probably gave them candy just like the Nazis did before they killed Jewish children."

When I showed a woman a picture of my friend in the scorching desert heat sharing his limited water supply with an Iraqi girl she dismissed him as "a killer."

A man walked up to me and with disdain in his voice, called me a "sucker" for volunteering to serve my country. These slurs from people claiming to want peace were the most vicious and hurtful things anyone has ever said to me.

The protesters had no interest in hearing my first hand perspective of the war and clung to the notion that war is never necessary. When I pointed out that the American Civil War unshackled millions of slaves and that WWII ended the holocaust, the demonstrators evaded my point entirely instead choosing to bash the United States as unjust and evil.

The protesters spouted empty clichés about a war for oil and ignored me when I asked if they thought that January's successful election was a positive step toward peace and stability.

The arrogance of the protesters was such that they sought to educate me, still an active member of the Marine Corps Reserve, about the military and about a war that I participated in. Not surprisingly, the leaflet they handed me was riddled with inaccuracies.

Misguided Objectives

The expressed goal of the demonstration and the thrust of the flyer being distributed was to halt military recruitment. This pathetically shortsighted goal ignores the fact that in addition to prosecuting the War on Terror, the U.S military is the conduit through which humanitarian aid is distributed to the most impoverished peoples of the world.

One prominent recent example: When the tsunami devastated Asia in December it was surely not the smug, self-righteous, protesters who risked their lives, bringing relief aid to the survivors. It was U.S. marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen who fed, clothed and gave medical care to the victims. Do the protesters realize that if their goal of reducing enlistments succeeds America 's ability to provide humanitarian aid suffers? Do they care?

Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy

Amazingly, Saturday's protesters call for peace but they have the exact same goal as Abu Zarqawi and Osama bin Ladin: The removal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

The protesters certainly have the right to express their views, a right countless servicemen have died to protect. The truth, which they surely know, is that their actions benefit those who routinely behead civilians and make the job of our troops more difficult and more deadly.

The terrorist enemy cannot defeat the U.S. military tactically. The only hope our bloodthirsty enemies have is for the anti-war crowds to swell to the point where politicians are pressured into affecting a premature troop withdrawal. The unquestionable result? The terrorist thugs are emboldened to slaughter civilians and brave public officials in the young democracy unimpeded by the American military.

With the exception of a few well meaning but naïve protesters, mostly what I found at the demonstration were zealous America-haters who blamed the U.S. for 9/11, defended Saddam Hussein as "not that bad," and harbored open hatred of me for having done my duty and for expressing an opinion counter to theirs.

Kieran Michael Lalor
Founder & Executive Director of Eternal Vigilance Society
Westchester County, NY