FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 21, 2005

Free Republic Joins
“You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” tour

(SACRAMENTO) – The national organization that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, Move America Forward (website: http://www.moveamericaforward.org/), is pleased to announce that the powerhouse organization, Free Republic (website: http://www.freerepublic.com/) is joining the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” Tour.

Move America Forward will lead a caravan of military family members opposed to the anti-military antics of Cindy Sheehan (the anti-war activist) to Crawford, Texas. The caravan will depart for Crawford early next week from different locations around the country. Leading the caravan will be Deborah Johns of Northern California Marine Moms. Ms. Johns’ son, William, has served 2 tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The caravan route and itinerary can be found online at http://www.moveamericaforward.org/

The main group will depart from San Francisco Monday morning, launched by Move America Forward’s Chairman, Melanie Morgan, from her radio show on KSFO Radio. The trip will culminate in a rally in Crawford on Saturday, August 27, 2005 to support our troops AND their mission in Iraq.

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Jim Robinson, Founder and President of FreeRepublic.com issued the following statement about the group’s participation in the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” Tour:

"Free Republic is proud to support the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour and we are excited about joining the caravan to Crawford, Texas. Our local Free Republic chapters have held thousands of "Support our Troops" rallies in hundreds of cities all across the nation in these last four years since we were attacked on 9/11.

Our troops are fighting for our freedom and our very right to exist and deserve all the support we can possibly give them. God bless them one and all." "I urge all who can join the caravan to do so and those who can't go all the way to Crawford to join us at the rally points along the caravan route and perhaps to ride along with us for part of the way." "See y'all in Texas!"

To find out more, go to http://www.moveamericaforward.org