I went to the Glenn Beck “Restore America Rally” in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, on one of the many buses from Maine. It was the most moving experience I have ever witnessed.

Before I left, I was a little concerned because of comments made by the New Black Panther Party; that it would be in attendance to create violence one way or another. I decided I couldn’t let anyone, or any group, use fear tactics to keep me from going, so off I went, albeit a little apprehensive.

Never have I seen a crowd that large. One network estimated 87,000 people (does that surprise anyone?). I know there were a lot more than that. At the time, I thought more than 500,000. After I got home, I took an aerial photo on a grid and it came out to about 750,000.

I knew it was going to be a great day when, just as the introductory music started at 9:59, a large flock of geese came swooping down from the Washington Monument and flew just at tree level in perfect V formation the full length of the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial then veered off out of sight. Much cheering and applause accompanied them.

It was a nonpolitical event with a heavy spiritual tone. I think the silent majority, through the tea party, has finally been awakened.

My favorite T-shirt slogan was, “I can see November from my house.”

Amen. I can hardly wait.

Gary Fuller, Greenwood