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Spencer, WV
peace activists erect
Wall of Remembrance
as Iraq War enters fourth year
Photos by
Vivian Stockman,
March 18, 2006
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If you drove through Spencer last
Saturday the 18th, you might have seen 30 people in
front of the courthouse holding white banners. Our vigil
was one of over 500, in all 50 states (including six in
West Virginia) to mark the start of the fourth year of
war. Our banners, comprising the Wall of Remembrance,
were borrowed from the
West Virginia Patriots for Peace.
Each panel bears the names of 81 service members who
have lost their lives in Iraq. There are 28 now. How
many does it take to say that too many people have died
in a war based on lies? …A war which has been very good
for Halliburton and other military contractors, but a
disaster for the US and Iraq. [Excerpted from
No
More Money for War in Iraq by Mary Wildfire] |
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| Sorting the panels in chronological order. |
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| Each of the 28 panels contains 81 names.
Sadly, panels continue to be added to the wall. |
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| The wall required two rows. |
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| Spencer, WV was noisy as many passing motorists
signaled their support for bringing the troops home. |
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The small sign says: "It is enough that the people know there was an
election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing.
The people who count the votes decide everything" - Josef Stalin |
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| Calhoun High Young Liberals Club being
interview by the local
press |
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Click for your War Receipt
Backside of the receipt:
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