Boots, photos tell Iraqi war story in capital park
Submitted on May 25, 2004 - 12:00am.
Erinn R. Johnson - 2004 Hampton University Short Course
WASHINTON - There are 800 pairs of black combat boots lined up in rows. Attached to each pair is a label with a soldier's name, rank, age and hometown.
Each pair represents a soldier who has died in Iraq, and the boots are spread on a lawn across from the U.S. Capitol to remind lawmakers of the war's awful cost. Photos of each of the fallen soldiers sit on the grass in plastic sleeves.
The American Friends Service Committee is sponsoring “Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War in Iraq” from Tuesday to Thursday. The exhibit, at the Upper Senate Park, includes the display of boots as well as a 24-foot wall listing the names, ages and cause of death for Iraqi civilians in the war.
Each pair represents a soldier who has died in Iraq, and the boots are spread on a lawn across from the U.S. Capitol to remind lawmakers of the war's awful cost. Photos of each of the fallen soldiers sit on the grass in plastic sleeves.
The American Friends Service Committee is sponsoring “Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War in Iraq” from Tuesday to Thursday. The exhibit, at the Upper Senate Park, includes the display of boots as well as a 24-foot wall listing the names, ages and cause of death for Iraqi civilians in the war.
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