(Code Pink's) goal is to undermine the morale of the soldiers.

We made a vow after Sept. 11 that we would not allow the anti-American left to do to us this time what they did during Vietnam, which was wear down the morale of the American.

For us the organizers of the vigil are phony-baloney, betraying the sacrifices that those, men and women make in Iraq, by demanding that we pull our troops out now and leave Iraq to go to hell. This is a publicity stunt.

We are preparing for as many as 20,000 people, just to be on the safe side. People have been fired up over the past month, especially military family members, and they want to be heard.

The knight's bones are dust, And his good sword rust; His soul is with the saints, I trust.

Soldiers, I intend to stay here, not only as long as a man remains, but as long as a piece of a man is left.