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Edit out anything you are not referring to. mad-mission-digest Friday, September 10 2004 Volume 08 : Number 230 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Re: Vigils for 1,000 dead US soldiers FRIDAY ["Sheryl Novak" Subject: MM: Re: Vigils for 1,000 dead US soldiers FRIDAY what does this have to do with Patty??? ----- Original Message ----- From: MikeBrns4U@aol.com To: mad-mission@smoe.org ; Chris_Negrin@yahoo.com ; scberry@yahoo.com ; sdelfante@hotmail.com ; FishKeeper@aol.com ; lovenatalie_hatestarwars@yahoo.com ; slstcyr@yahoo.com ; jaccigeiger@comcast.net ; fromtheharbor@yahoo.com ; jcaputo@engin.umich.edu ; PghPasta@aol.com ; FlamingRed74@aol.com ; indigo28@ihug.com.au ; johnvantiel@home.nl ; susanlsg@comcast.net ; donhenn@msn.com ; Rockerpgh@aol.com ; TPar102961@aol.com ; penguin@matthaven.com ; charl@designck.com ; roy_larsen@hotmail.com Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:14 AM Subject: MM: Vigils for 1,000 dead US soldiers FRIDAY Subj: Sad News from Iraq: Vigils TOMORROW Date: 9/8/04 7:24:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: moveon-help@list.moveon.org To: MikeBrns4U@aol.com Sent from the Internet (Details) Over 1,000 US soldiers have now died in Iraq. Tomorrow night, webre holding vigils with the Win Without War coalition to honor these soldiers and their families. Host a vigil, or find one in your area. Dear MoveOn member, In the past four days, clashes with Iraqi insurgents have claimed the lives of 17 American soldiers. With these deaths, we mark a grim milestone: over 1,000 military men and women have now died in this misconceived war. Their caskets have been hidden from view, and the President won't visit their graves. And this morning, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld diminished their deaths by calling the toll brelatively small.b But it is now time for us to publicly recognize the sacrifice these soldiers have made, and to demand that our leaders serve those in harm's way better in the future. Tomorrow night at 8pm, we're joining with the Win Without War coalition to hold hundreds of candlelight vigils. Gathered together silently in towns across the country, we'll reflect on this terrible moment and honor the fallen. And by focusing attention on the dead, we'll help pressure our national leaders to get us out of this mess. Can you host a vigil? It's a small commitment of time -- you just need to identify a good location and pull together some candles and printed materials for attendees. To sign up to host a vigil, go to: http://action.moveon.org/vigil/newmeeting.html If you can't host, we welcome everyone to attend a candlelight vigil tomorrow night. You can search for one near you at: http://action.moveon.org/vigil/ 865 soldiers have died since President Bush declared, "Mission Accomplished." And yesterday, top Pentagon officials told the New York Times that "insurgents controlled important parts of central Iraq and that it was unclear when American and Iraqi forces would be able to secure those areas." The attacks are increasing, the death toll is rising, and there's no exit strategy to get us out. In the moments before the war in Iraq began, Win Without War and MoveOn members gathered in thousands of vigils around the country and the world to make a plea for peace. As of this morning, 1,003 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq - -- along with tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, and hundreds of soldiers from other countries. It is time to come together again. We'll gather with candles, representing our mourning for those who have died and our hope for those who still live. We all support our troops. We hope that they all return safely to the waiting arms of their families and loved ones. But hiding the caskets of the dead does not honor the men and women who are in harm's way. It is time to recognize them, and tomorrow night, we will. Can you join us? To get involved, go to: http://action.moveon.org/vigil/ --Carrie, Joan, Lee, Marika, Noah, Peter, and Wes The MoveOn.org Team September 8th, 2004 P.S. We've posted an excerpt, below, from one of the many articles which capture the stories of some of the men and women who have died. You can see the pictures, names, and stories of all of the men and women who died in Iraq at: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/ Iraq war claims 1,000th U.S.casualty Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/189908_iraq08.html > [Excerpts:] > > Every name in the roster deserves a story: > > Caleb Powers, 21, a Marine Corps lance corporal from Mansfield who donated > his time to the children's society that had cared for him as a boy. > > Army Spc. Jeremiah Schmunk, 20, a fun-loving man who wore a wig and dress to > school to invite a girl to a Sadie Hawkins dance in his hometown of Warden. > > Army Spc. Jake Herring, a 20-year-old 180-pounder from Kirkland who was the > undersized but tenacious center and co-captain of his high school football > team. > > John "Sully" Sullivan, a 28-year-old heavy metal "shredder" who traded > guitar for weapons as a member of the Army's 101st Airborne Division. > > The youngest soldiers from Washington to die in Iraq were only 19. They > were: Marine Pfc. Cody Calavan of Lake Stevens; Army Pfc. Duane Longstreth from > Tacoma; and Army Spc. Nathan Nakis from Sedro-Woolley. > > ... > > A thousand dead is a terrible toll. But even the number one is a harsh > statistic for families who pick up the telephone and get the news no one wants to > hear. > > "It's just not the same here anymore," said David Scott, a father still > grieving a year after his son's death. "There's an empty spot -- and it's felt > all through our house." Time Does the Talking: Patty Griffin Discussion - SWEET HARMONY OF BOSTON : THE END (W/ SET LIST) by Mike Burns ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V8 #230 *********************************