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Greetings!
Happy New Year to all of you !
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells,
across the snow:
The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in
the true.
Lord Tennyson
I know I said that there wouldn’t be a newsletter until
January 8th but I felt that it was important to get the word
out about local actions and events commemorating the
3,000 military deaths in Iraq. The deaths reached 3,000
yesterday with the report of the death of a
young soldier from Spring, Texas .
I also will include my personal list of the " best of "
lists that you might enjoy!
I am encouraged by the past election and look forward to
real change in the year to come -
Thanks to all of you for supporting progressive politics,
media and other movements !
Nancy Cunningham
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3000 Military Dead in Iraq -Local events planned ! |
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AFSC urges peace supporters to organize events in
their hometowns the day after the 3,000th U.S.
military death in Iraq is announced.
Together, we'll mourn all the lives lost in this war
and call for the troops to come home.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have died in this
war
If you can't attend , please sign letter to congress
( encourage others to sign ) put sign in your car
window and black ribbon on antenna http ://www.afsc.org/3000/resources.htm
Not one more death. Not one more dollar. -
https://www.afsc.org/3000/default.php
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Events January 1
Arlington
The Arlington memorial event/ action will take place
THIS Monday, New Year's Day since the casualties nbr
is now at 2992, Monday is the most logical day to
reach more people who are off and going shopping,
movies, etc.
Please rsvp at the AFSC website ww w.afsc.org/3000.
Please email me that you can help with one of the
following. Even if you cannot stay for the entire
time, any amount of time you can give is
appreciated! 2:00- 6:00 pm come and go and stay as
long as you can! Des flacafina@aol.com
Dallas
Flag Poles near pond in front of Dallas City Hall
1500 Marilla Street (map to this location)
Organizer's Name: Bill Betzen More Details:At 6:00
PM, the day after 3000th US Military death is
announced, we will gather in front of Dallas City
Hall. Please stand around the 3 flag poles. At 6:00
PM a 5 minute period of silence will begin, one
second for each 10 of the three thousand US soldiers
who have died. No signs, no talks, only silence.
Arrive in silence and leave in silence. This time is
for them. We will not pretend it is an adequate
memorial of their sacrifice.
Denton
The plan was for a demonstration in support of the
troops and against the war day to be held the day
AFTER the 3,000th KIA is announced on the website
http://icasualties.org/oif/ The vigil is intended
for 330pm-5pm in the area of North Texas Blvd and
I-35, near the main entrance to UNT. (TAKE THE NORTH
TX BLVD EXIT FROM EITHER DIRECTION ON I-35) Email
-David Honish at rem280guy@yahoo.com or call me at
940-382-2790.
Fort Worth
The Fort Worth “Not One More Death, Not One More
Dollar” event will be from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 31st at the southwest corner of Hulen St. &
Interstate 20. By having it on a different day than
the Arlington event, it is hoped that Fort Worth
folks can attend the Arlington event & Arlington
activists can help with the Fort Worth event. (In
case of rain on Sun. afternoon the Fort Worth event
will be Mon., Jan. 1st, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.) We need
lots of people who will take turns holding two 3’ x
8’ banners, hand out flyers at the red lights, hold
posters, etc. Flyers have phone numbers for the
White House, Senators’ and Representatives’ offices
as well as the petition “Not One More Death, Not One
More Dollar”. Please forward and let your friends
know if they can help at the Fort Worth event, they
can R.S.V.P. at ww w.afsc.org/3000.
Geigerdoreengeiger@sbcglobal.net
Events January 2nd
Dallas
The Tragedy of 'liberated' Iraq 650,000 Iraqis
and 3000 US Soldiers have died in what President
Bush calls 'liberated' Iraq. Americans in last
November's mid term elections clearly rejected his
administration's Iraq war policy demanding a drastic
change. Bush's response is to send more troops to
Iraq. Newly empowered Democratic leaders seem to be
capitulating once again to Bush's demands.
On Tuesday Jan 2nd at 12 noon please gather in front
of the Earle Cabell Federal Building to mark the
death of all those who have perished in Iraq and
remind Federal Officials to honor the wishes of the
American people: End the Iraq war and bring the
troops home.
When; Tue Jan 2nd 12 Noon- 2 PM Where: Earle Cabell
Federal Building. 1100 Commerce St. ( Commerce &
Griffin)
Wear black.-Hadi Jawad.
Chair " End the Occupation of Iraq" Committee-
Dallas Peace Center Co Founder Crawford Peace House
214-392-2939.
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Time to Reflect as Iraq Toll Hits 3,000
By Allen G. Breed The Associated Press
Sunday 31 December 2006
Arlington, Virginia - Perhaps no place illustrates
the toll of the Iraq war more vividly than Section
60 of Arlington National Cemetery. In this "garden
of stone," in ruler-straight rows, rest one-tenth of
the Iraq war's American dead, whose number has
reached 3,000.
Privates lie beside officers. Soldiers beside
Marines. Muslim troops beside Christians and those
of other faiths.
Many were seasoned veterans, but most - 60 percent -
never reached age 25. Like Marine Sgt. Adam L. Cann
of Davie, Fla., killed when he tried to prevent a
suicide bombing three weeks shy of his 24th
birthday.
Some died in fierce battles, trading bullets and
rockets with a flesh-and-blood foe. But as the
insurgency gained momentum in the past year, almost
half of the servicemen and women fell to a faceless
enemy, victims of remote-detonated IEDs, improvised
explosive devices. Like Army National Guard Sgt.
Duane Dreasky of Novi, Mich.
Each branch of service is represented here, though
the Army has taken two-thirds of the Iraq war
losses. Men like Spc. Matthew E. Schneider, a
communications wiz who was found dead in his bunk,
one of the 20 percent classified as non-hostile
casualties.
There are other grim statistics: More than two dozen
fell at age 18; 62 were women; nearly one- quarter
of those who died came from just three states,
California, Texas and New York, according to
casualty figures, which also show recent monthly
death totals climbing to levels not seen since the
war's early days.
The grim milestone was crossed on the final day of
2006 and at the end of the deadliest month for the
American military in Iraq in the past 12 months. At
least 111 U.S. service members were reported to have
died in December.
Each of the fallen resting here on a grassy slope
facing the Washington Monument could stand for many
others - traditional heroes decorated for acts
"above and beyond the call of duty," and those whose
families say their heroism consisted of putting on
their country's uniform during a time of war.
Arlington honors each with a glistening 232-pound
Vermont marble headstone marked with the most basic
of information - and a number.
Cann occupies grave No. 8310.
Dreasky lies down the row in space No. 8407.
And Schneider has marker No. 8422.
Here are the stories behind those numbers.
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