My husband, two friends, and I left northern Culpeper County at 7 a.m. to attend the Restoring Honor Rally, driving to the Vienna Metro station.
We made excellent time but hit our first snag because of roadwork on Interstate 66 near the Nutley Road exit, taking nearly an hour to get there. At the station, we joined one of three long lines of riders. It took almost 90 minutes to reach the ticket machines, which wouldn't take cash. Fortunately, our friends had brought a credit card and got our tickets.
We got off at Foggy Bottom and walked down 23rd Street to Constitution Avenue, arriving about noon. We joined the hundreds of thousands of participants from all over the country, listening to Glenn Beck's speech, cheering, and applauding.
One participant told me he had been up on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and could see the crowds on both sides of the Reflecting Pool, reaching all the way to the Washington Monument.
The rally ended shortly after 1 p.m., with Beck leading the crowd in "Amazing Grace."
Even though our original plans to attend the whole rally didn't work out, we were glad to show our support for Restoring Honor to our armed forces and other citizens who still adhere to our nation's founding principles of integrity, truth, and honor.
Doris J. Houdesheldt
Culpeper