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Day 5, Indianapolis

Indianapolis supporters sign the pro-troop sheets.

Day 5 of the “We Support the Troops and Their Mission” Bus Tour continued in Indianapolis, Indiana with a stop at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial downtown.  The impressive Monument Circle provided a spectacular backdrop for the rally and press conference.  Supporters flocked to the capital from as far as 100 miles to see Deborah Johns and Joseph Williams.

Jack and Joan Billman, of Greencastle, came 50 miles to see the tour stop.  They had also brought with them a homemade banner with signatures and messages of support for the troops.  The Billmans have followed the tour’s progress online and would like to be in Washington, DC for the rally on Sunday.

Members of the Indianapolis news media turned out to cover the event.

John and Donna Powell drove to the state capital from 100 miles away in Marion, Indiana.  John served with the United States Marine Corps, and his wife served with the United States Air Force.  The Powells closed their shop to be at the rally, so if you find yourself in Marion, stop in and seem them at Natural Gifts and Healing.

Edytha Hall came with her daughter Natisha Cooper and her granddaughters Dani Braunton and Gabrielle Cooper.  They believe in the troops and that Cindy Sheehan should be ashamed.  Hall left with Move America Forward a posterboard signed by residents of her neighborhood.  “I don’t have family over there, but I claim every one of them,” she said.

Lucy Brixey turned out to support her son Ben who is in the 82nd Airborne.  Ben will be deployed to Iraq at the end of this year, or early next year.  “I really admire what they’re doing over there, ever one of them,” she said.

Joseph Williams addresses the crowd of supporters and the news media.

The tour makes its final stop of Day 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in front of the city hall.  Following an overnight in Columbus, Ohio, the tour travels to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, site of the crash of Flight 93 on September 11.  Move America Forward continues to invite anyone to bring homemade bedsheets signed or unsigned to any of the tour stops along the way.