| Those groups who are planning operations at the Memorials independent of the Gathering of Eagles security teams, please check in with us before deploying your forces. There is an overall security plan which your group will need to fit into. No reason not to keep your folks together, but your activities need to be coordinated with those of other groups and individuals. Also, we will need to pass along to you the expectations and requirements of the National Park Service. Please send contact information for your group leader to OWB at gatheringofeagles dot org for coordination. Unit and American flags and their poles, may be displayed anywhere but the immediate areas of the Memorials. It is not possible for us to tell you in this medium exactly what that is, but you will probably know it when you see it, and our marshals will instruct you the limits beyond which none of us will be carrying packs, flags, and other items which could obstruct the view of NPS personnel. The easiest way for most groups to secure their items may be to split into a couple of groups. One group would find an area to keep the packs and flags while the rest of the unit visits the Memorials. Then, the two (or more) groups could swap out guard duty of the personal gear and flags with those who are within the Memorials. We must keep the mission in mind at all times and be sensitive to the simple fact that the Park Service may change the rules as it sees fit to protect life and property. |
