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In rememberence of Jerry L. Wilson, Chirstopher Belchik along with the other 1030 men and women who have died in the Iraq War.

It was a moving event on a beautiful day. The speeches and march were put together by Paul Vogel from
http://www.do-you-care.org/ and were quietly passionate. Everyone carried a spray of lillies and a card with soldiers name on it. There were military parents and one of the founding members of Iraq vets against the War and Dr. Amir Ali the founder of the Institute of Islamic Information. A flag draped casket rode on horse drawn wagon through the center of town and the church bells rang once for every person dead in this misguided war.

There was a scuffle during the first set of speeches, from a war supporter who started pushing and yelling to get to the center of the crowd, but the police stepped in and told him he'd have to be quiet or leave. As we walked through town, there were a few rude comments from cars passing by, but it was generally a very calm, well ordered event. Below you can see the pro war protester trying to get on the news with his placard and the folks who walked up in front of and behind and held the names of those dead high enough to cover his sign.

This is a friend Emily made during the first set of speeches. They shared snacks, had a little chat and compared flowers. The Bean may end up on Television tonight too, several different cameras were on her as she waved her lillies around (I gave her mine to hold).