Iraq Body Count Exhibit - Eugene, Oregon

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Today, January 21, 2007,
we mourn the loss of human life.
Today, we mourn the enormous suffering caused by this brutal war.
Today, we mourn the loss of 3048 American Servicemembers killed in Iraq.
Today, we mourn the loss of 354 American Servicemembers killed in Afghanistan.
Today, we mourn the 655,000 mostly innocent Iraqi men, women and children killed so far in this war.
Today, is National "Sanctity of Human Life Day" as proclaimed by George Bush, Jr.
 

First known Vet on the scene Doug Bulski, Iraq Veteran. He worked on this most of the day.
 

Today's display used around 120,000 of the white flags. Here are approximately 8000 of them.
 

Willow, one of the first Eugene Civil Resistors joined us today. Willow wears a special badge of honor, she was one of
three people from Eugene who managed to heckle Bush during his Washington D.C. inauguration in January of 2005.

Doug Bulski (Iraq Vet), Mike Peterson (Vietnam Vet) and Gordon Sturrock (Cold War Vet)
working on the red flags which represented the U.S. Servicemember casualties.
Today that number was 3048 in Iraq, and 354 in Afghanistan.

Ron Schwinler (Vietnam Vet) and family and friends.

Event organizer Carol Melia talks to media.

Rich Klopfer and Dee Black, both highly active and dedicated peace activists.
Rich, Dee and all the other peace folks that worked on this project enjoyed a happiness
throughout the day that comes from the satisfaction of a job well done.
 

Amateur military historian Jack Radey

Normandy D Day participant Rev. Edgar Peara (ret.)

Beryl Oliver and Ivy Kohler sharing a happy moment.

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