On Friday, DCist readers engaged in some relatively civil back and forth over the much publicized America Supports You Freedom Walk, an event organized by the Department of Defense to honor the service of the country’s countless men and women in uniform and to memorialize the death of those who lost their lives four years ago at the Pentagon. Taking place today, thousands of people, pictured above, gathered at the Pentagon and followed a…

The Pentagon’s top brass seems to have stepped in a steaming pile of irony today. According to the Post, the America Supports You Freedom Walk (known more simply as the Freedom Walk), set to take place this Sunday and show support for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and memorialize those who died in the 9/11 attacks, is facing increased restrictions on both participation and media coverage. The route, which will wind its way…

The lipstick hasn’t even dried from the Washington Post’s kiss off of a Pentagon-organized march commemorating Sept. 11, and the Washington Times already has stepped in to sponsor Freedom Walk. “We offered to help with free advertising,” Dick Amberg, general manager and vice president of the Times, told Editor and Publisher. “It seems like a very reasonable thing to do in terms of public service.” The Washington Post announced Aug. 15 that it backed…

Good news for those who were a bit wary of the Post colluding with faux-country artist Clint Black (oh, and parterning with the administration on a government-sponsored march supporting the military and the war) — the Post announced today that it is dropping its plans to promote the Freedom Walk, set to take place September 11 on the Mall:”As it appears that this event could become politicized, The Post has decided to honor the…

For those out there who hate Thievery Corporation and Ted Leo but love freedom, the Pentagon is offering an alternative to Operation Ceasefire. None other than country music legend Clint Black will headline a concert in support of the military and Sept. 11 victims on the four-year anniversary of the attacks. The concert, named “America Supports You,” will follow up the Department of Defense’s two-mile Freedom Walk from the Pentagon to Arlington National Cemetery to…