A date to keep
March 22, 2027: Veterans Standing Together in Tallahassee
The date
March 22, 2027
The Capitol — Tallahassee, Florida
I am calling on veterans to gather at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida on March 22, 2027, and stand together in uniform.
Juan Armando AliceaFounder, Veterans Project
What it is
A line of veterans standing together in uniform, at the Capitol, on March 22, 2027. That is the whole of it.
No shouting. No trouble of any kind. Nobody has to say a word if he does not want to. Being there, standing next to the veteran beside you, is the message.
I have said it before and I will say it here: a veteran does not have to be heard to have a voice. Just being present is enough.
What I hope the day becomes
I want the veterans community to turn out in real numbers, and I want it to be a day nobody in it forgets.
And it is not only the standing in Tallahassee. It is the traveling there too — men and women coming in from across the state and from beyond it, arriving together.
Signs are welcome. A man holding a sign with his own reason on it, standing quietly beside other veterans, says what he came to say without shouting over anybody.
The news is welcome to come and see it and tell the story. If the cameras come, they will see veterans standing together, and that is exactly what I want them to see.
How it is done
- Peacefully. Quietly. In uniform, and on your own two feet.
- We are not there to argue with anybody. We are there to be seen, standing together, and that is all.
- If you bring a sign, hold it and stand with it. If you would rather come with nothing in your hands, come anyway. There is no wrong way to be part of the line.
Who it is for
Veterans of every era, and the people who stand with them.
Bring your family and your friends if they want to come. A son or a daughter standing beside his father says as much as anything else that will happen that day.
And bring the men you ride with, if you ride.
To the riding groups
I want to say this straight to the veteran riding groups: you are welcome to ride in and stand with everyone. Come in on the bikes, park them, and take your place in the line.
I have seen why so many veterans ride, and I will put it the way I have seen it.
For a veteran who knew the helicopter over there, that sound never leaves him. For a man on the ground it meant reinforcements, mail, water, and a way out — and it is still the sound that takes him straight back. That is why so many of them ride. The bike brings that sound back in a way that belongs to them now, on their own terms, at home. And it is usually veterans who look after those bikes and keep them running for each other. Which is why the riding groups are welcome to ride in on March 22, 2027 and stand with everyone.
What to do
- Keep the date: March 22, 2027, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida.
- Get in touch with the chapter and tell us you are coming, so we know to look for you. Write to us through the contact page, or call or email using the number and address below.
- Tell us if you are bringing a group, and how many, so nobody is left standing on their own.
- Bring family and friends if they want to come.
The date and the place are what I can give you today. Please confirm the details with the chapter before you travel, so you are not going on an old message.
Come in uniform. If you would rather come in ordinary clothes, come anyway — you are as welcome in the line as anybody.
This is a peaceful standing gathering of veterans. Nothing on this page is a permit, an approval, or a promise from any office or organization.
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