gauguin57
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Sun Oct-17-04 03:18 PM
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D.U.ers in D.C. area ... Iraq memorial (with symbolic coffins) Oct. 23 |
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I got this email from Veterans for Kerry ... spread the word about this Lincoln Memorial tribute to the war dead in Iraq...
Dear Veterans and DC Area Residents:
As a veteran, I am very upset by the way our brothers and sisters who have given their all in Iraq are treated by the Bush administration.
Working with local Washington, DC area peace groups, I have acquired permits for:
THE IRAQ WAR MEMORIAL to be set up starting at 8:00 AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 at the LINCOLN MEMORIAL in WASHINGTON, DC.
This memorial consists of one flag draped coffin for every American soldier killed in Iraq.
The purpose of this event is to present an image that President Bursh does not wan the American public to see -- over a thousand coffins representing those who died half a world away in this terrible mistake of a war.
This Memorial also mourns the thousands of innocent Iraqis who have died.
Beginning at 8 AM, we will start construction of over 1,000 symbolic cardboard coffins, draping them with flags and placing them i formation around the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Beginning no later than Noon, we will start the reading of the names, ages and hometowns of the 1,000 plus military personnel killed in Iraq. The reading of the names will take 3 hours. At 4 PM, The Iraq War Memorial will end and we will begin folding flags and disassembling coffins.
This is a VERY LABOR INTENSIVE EVENT and WE NEED YOUR HELP! in order to make this unique and moving experience a success.
PLEASE HELP US construct and/or deconstruct coffins and read names. Please contact your friends and relatives and ask them to join us Saturday, October 24 for The Iraq War Memorial.
We also NEED A BUGLER or BAGPIPER to perform when the Memorial is completed.
CONTACT US AT iraq_war_memorial@yahoo.com <mailto:iraq_war_memorial@yahoo.com >
Jose Rodriguez, Arlington VA
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Sun Oct-17-04 03:19 PM
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I wish I could be there to help. Keep us posted!
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