Local Residents Attend D.C. Restoring Honor Rally
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Local Residents Attend D.C. Restoring Honor Rally
By Jennifer [email protected]
Fifty six residents from Kosciusko County joined with more than 300,000 people from across the United States Saturday for a Glenn Beck Restoring Honor rally at the Lincoln Memorial.
The 56 local residents went by bus to D.C. during a trip that was organized by Kosciusko Silent No More, a grassroots organization whose purpose is to stand for freedom and the Constitution.
Hundreds of thousands of attendees crowded together for six city blocks, from the Lincoln Memorial past the reflecting pool to the World War II Memorial.
The purpose of the rally was to honor the men and women who serve the country.
Those who attended the rally also had the opportunity to site see in D.C.
The local group took a bus leaving Friday morning, and returned Sunday night.
Speakers included Beck, radio and television host, Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, and Aveda King, King's niece.
Kosciusko County residents took the Metra and cabs as early as 3 a.m. Saturday to get to the Lincoln Memorial, and waited for seven hours for the rally to begin as hundreds of thousands were expected.
There were other attendees already at the memorial praying in the dark when Kosciusko residents arrived.
Monica Boyer, Kosciusko Silent No More president, said her hope is for the Kosciusko Silent No More group to come home renewed, encouraged and fired up to take back the country to its constitutional principles.
She also said her hope is that the country will be restored to its moral fiber and return to God.
"We are coming back to Indiana changed. I came away with a renewed passion to carry on this mission no matter the cost until my last breath and I will never give up," Boyer said.
Local residents provided their perspective on their experience in Washington D.C.
Deb Spencer, Mentone, said it was her first time for going to D.C.
"I firmly believe in the ideals and principles our founding fathers held dear when they set up our country, and feel we need to move back to that, especially the idea of divine providence and establishing our country under God," Spencer said.
Marilyn Cossell, North Webster, said she had gone to D.C. several times previously, but was glad to have the opportunity to send a message to D.C. politicians Saturday.
"We need political leaders to return to the Constitution versus furthering their own agendas," Cossell said.
Paula Ousley, Warsaw, said her first trip to D.C. was 44 years ago, and she was happy to have gone Saturday.
"It was awesome being with so many people of like mind and everyone at the rally was kind and respectful," Ousley said.
Beck spoke about the importance of restoring honor, and said individuals need to have faith, hope and charity to restore honor.
"America today needs to turn back to God because this country has wandered in darkness, and we have had moments of brilliance, and moments of darkness," Beck said.
Palin spoke about the importance of honoring the troops. She was asked to speak as a mother of a soldier, her son Track, who served in Iraq.
"Say what you want to say about me, but I raised a combat vet and no one gives birth thinking she will hand her child over to serve the country, but that's what mothers have done from ancient days," Palin said.
Palin recognized men and women who served including Marcus Luttrell, former petty officer first class and U.S. Navy SEAL.
King spoke about her uncle and said he would have been proud of those who gathered at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday.
"If my uncle Martin was here he would commend us for giving honor where honor was due and focus on the content of character, not the color of skin," King said.
"We must rediscover the values and principles our fathers established."
Attendees also had the opportunity to donate funds to Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
The foundation provides scholarship grants, educational funding and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions.
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Fifty six residents from Kosciusko County joined with more than 300,000 people from across the United States Saturday for a Glenn Beck Restoring Honor rally at the Lincoln Memorial.
The 56 local residents went by bus to D.C. during a trip that was organized by Kosciusko Silent No More, a grassroots organization whose purpose is to stand for freedom and the Constitution.
Hundreds of thousands of attendees crowded together for six city blocks, from the Lincoln Memorial past the reflecting pool to the World War II Memorial.
The purpose of the rally was to honor the men and women who serve the country.
Those who attended the rally also had the opportunity to site see in D.C.
The local group took a bus leaving Friday morning, and returned Sunday night.
Speakers included Beck, radio and television host, Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, and Aveda King, King's niece.
Kosciusko County residents took the Metra and cabs as early as 3 a.m. Saturday to get to the Lincoln Memorial, and waited for seven hours for the rally to begin as hundreds of thousands were expected.
There were other attendees already at the memorial praying in the dark when Kosciusko residents arrived.
Monica Boyer, Kosciusko Silent No More president, said her hope is for the Kosciusko Silent No More group to come home renewed, encouraged and fired up to take back the country to its constitutional principles.
She also said her hope is that the country will be restored to its moral fiber and return to God.
"We are coming back to Indiana changed. I came away with a renewed passion to carry on this mission no matter the cost until my last breath and I will never give up," Boyer said.
Local residents provided their perspective on their experience in Washington D.C.
Deb Spencer, Mentone, said it was her first time for going to D.C.
"I firmly believe in the ideals and principles our founding fathers held dear when they set up our country, and feel we need to move back to that, especially the idea of divine providence and establishing our country under God," Spencer said.
Marilyn Cossell, North Webster, said she had gone to D.C. several times previously, but was glad to have the opportunity to send a message to D.C. politicians Saturday.
"We need political leaders to return to the Constitution versus furthering their own agendas," Cossell said.
Paula Ousley, Warsaw, said her first trip to D.C. was 44 years ago, and she was happy to have gone Saturday.
"It was awesome being with so many people of like mind and everyone at the rally was kind and respectful," Ousley said.
Beck spoke about the importance of restoring honor, and said individuals need to have faith, hope and charity to restore honor.
"America today needs to turn back to God because this country has wandered in darkness, and we have had moments of brilliance, and moments of darkness," Beck said.
Palin spoke about the importance of honoring the troops. She was asked to speak as a mother of a soldier, her son Track, who served in Iraq.
"Say what you want to say about me, but I raised a combat vet and no one gives birth thinking she will hand her child over to serve the country, but that's what mothers have done from ancient days," Palin said.
Palin recognized men and women who served including Marcus Luttrell, former petty officer first class and U.S. Navy SEAL.
King spoke about her uncle and said he would have been proud of those who gathered at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday.
"If my uncle Martin was here he would commend us for giving honor where honor was due and focus on the content of character, not the color of skin," King said.
"We must rediscover the values and principles our fathers established."
Attendees also had the opportunity to donate funds to Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
The foundation provides scholarship grants, educational funding and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions.
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