2,000 candle vigil to honor Iraq war dead - Oakland, Ca. photo...

[Kadie]

SOMBER MILESTONE / Conflict in Iraq: After 2 1/2 years of war and the insurgency, the toll of U.S. service members killed reaches 2,000 / Unlike Vietnam, Iraq war inflicts heavy casualties on older, experienced troops
Jim Weber, a veteran of World War II, and the Bay Area chapter of Veterans for Peace observe the group's 2,000-candle vigil at Lake Merritt's Lakeside Park in Oakland to honor the Iraq war dead. Chronicle photo by Michael Macor

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/26/MNG1LFE5631.DTL

[wryter2000]

1. Wow

I wish I'd known. I would have loved to see that.

:loveya: Oaktown!

[Kadie]

2. More photos from Oakland.

I just found these on Yahoo!







A woman places one of 2,000 candles on the ground during a ceremony in Oakland, California, October 25, 2005 in memory of the 2,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. The death of an army sergeant pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq to the landmark figure of 2,000, but President George W. Bush warned more sacrifices were needed before U.S. troops could come home. (Kimberly White/Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/082701iraqplane/im:/051026/photos_ts/2005_10_26t025508_450x300_us_iraq;_ylt=AssGPv7QHlMbGF6FL2uq8BLmWMcF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGcyMWMzBHNlYwNzc25hdg--


A man places one of 2,000 candles down on the ground during a ceremony in Oakland, California, October 25, 2005 in memory of the 2,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. The death of an army sergeant pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq to the landmark figure of 2,000, but President George W. Bush warned more sacrifices were needed before U.S. troops could come home. (Kimberly White/Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/082701iraqplane/im:/051026/photos_ts/2005_10_26t025522_450x269_us_iraq;_ylt=AsurE9_qLyJF4RaXUIfRRs_mWMcF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGcyMWMzBHNlYwNzc25hdg--



Members of Veterans For Peace, an anti-war veteran group, stand around 2000 candles in Oakland, California, October 25, 2005 in memory of the 2,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. The death of an army sergeant pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq to the landmark figure of 2,000, but President George W. Bush warned more sacrifices were needed before U.S. troops could come home. (Kimberly White/Reuters

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/082701iraqplane/im:/051026/photos_ts/2005_10_26t025438_450x300_us_iraq;_ylt=AqeRFHkOhAmaM.EnJl0ucHbmWMcF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGcyMWMzBHNlYwNzc25hdg--

[wryter2000]

3. Thanks so much

Great pictures.

:toast: