40th Annual March For Life In Pictures

Today saw quite possibly the largest March For Life event in its history, as over 500,000 pro-life souls arrived at the National Mall to protest the 40th anniversary of Roe Vs. Wade.  Waiting for the pro-lifers outside the Supreme Court Building were up to 50 foul-mouthed, pro-abortion counter-protesters, which is the largest group of its size I've seen thus far.

It was a very cold and windy day which ended with snow flurries.  But that didn't dissuade 400 students from New Orleans or 600 students from Evansville from making the trip.  Nor did it dampen the spirits of the groups from Italy, Viet Nam, France, Germany, Poland, Kansas, Tennessee, etc from showing up.  Everyone was excited about the March, including the students from Notre Dame University who proudly and swiftly marched with the March For Life banner, steam rolling over and past the angry mob-ette of pro-abortion harpies who don't seem to like babies much.

In my attempt to interview a few of the pro-abortionists, my questions never got past "so how many of you made it here this year?"  All but one completely ignored the question, and she simply denied any knowledge of their numbers.  So I estimated around 50, and that's being generous.

Among those brave and determined souls marching were Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades with his seminarians, several other bishops, priests, nuns, students, concerned citizens of all religions, gay pro-lifers, feminists for life, and several well known bloggers.  At the end of the March, we heard Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests For Life speak, along with Janet Morana, Georgette Forney, with Julia Holcomb (Steven Tyler's former girlfriend) of Silent No More with their testimonies.

All in all it was a very successful day in which the Knights of Columbus did a great job controlling the crowd and keeping the flow of the March very smooth.

I will try to squeeze in as many photos as I can, as people were very gracious in allowing their pictures to be taken.  Click on them to make them larger if you'd like...

Also, if you have published photos on this year's March please leave a link to your site in the comments section.

I'll be including links to other coverage throughout the weekend:  Washington Post has a photo collection (not too bad), New York Times has actually covered the March this year(says "thousands marched," LOL!!!), as did the Huffington Post, a video at MRCTV givers a good impression of crowd size, The Crescat didn't go but has good samples from others, Operation Rescue:  Boston News has lots of photos, Jill Stanek has a recap on the event, constantly blogs the continuing battle against abortion, and should be bookmarked as a "must read" site daily for pro-life updates,....

The Walk For Life West Coast drew over 50,000 participants!

400 from New Orleans

600 from Evansville

Dutifully protecting pro-lifers from annoying pretzel vendors

His Excellency, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades with seminarians

Notre Dame students received the honor of carrying the banner this year

"Let the March begin!"

"Let's do it again!"  These students showed much enthusiasm.

Can't argue their point without getting loud and obscene

Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests For Life

Janet Morana, author of Recall Abortion

Georgette Forney of Anglicans For Life and Silent No More telling an emotional story

Julia Holcomb telling her abortion story regarding Steven Tyler's unborn child

Last year I saw a Franciscan in bare feet.  So this year I wore sandals.  Stupid stupid stupid!  Brrrrrr!

She's cute and he knows it.

Award for coolest hats

GEARING UP For The MARCH FOR LIFE

Next Friday is the 40th Annual March For Life in Washington DC, and it will prove to be quite an electrifying time. I know this because it will be my fourth in a row, and the other three were just that, electrifying. There is a buzz in the air, an air of excitement, not a funeral dirge like some assume. Yes, we are mourning over 55 million babies systematically killed (since Roe Vs. Wade) before they took their first breath, some shortly after. But you will find a lot of positive energy there, the kind that accompanies people of faith, emanating from good, like-minded people standing up for a just cause. You will notice people of different faiths, nationalities, and backgrounds locking arms and marching together as if no differences, not even political, could wedge between them. Last year's March was the largest yet, in spite of cold rain, and was estimated to be almost 500,000 people. If you have gone in the past, you know what I'm talking about. Make another trip! If you have never gone, GO!  You'll meet all kinds of interesting people, make new friends, see some Facebook friends for the first time, a few celebrities, and have a wonderfully memorable experience.