Also, from The Walpole Times:
The Walpole Peace and Justice Group is changing the date of its "Tribute to U.S. Military Killed in Iraq" from Memorial Day, May 26 to May 31, as requested by the veterans who are organizing the Memorial Day ceremony. Although we believe that the Tribute would be an appropriate part of our town’s Memorial Day observances, we respect the veterans’ request and will ask the Board of Selectmen to change our permit for displaying the Tribute to Saturday, May 31st.
The "Tribute to U.S. Military Killed in Iraq" consists of over 4,000 wristbands, one for each of our U.S. service men and women who has been killed in Iraq since March 19, 2003. The count was 4,077 as of the date this letter is being written. Each wristband is imprinted with the name, age, military rank, and the date when the person was killed. The Tribute was created by Madeline Champagne, a member of our group, and is on permanent display at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn.
Regardless of one’s opinion of the Iraq war, we all join in honoring those who have given their lives in the service of our country.
Seeing the names of all those killed in the war personalizes the terrible price in human life and the sacrifice so many have made. We invite the public to visit the memorial and pay their respect and to reflect on the cost of war. The tribute will be on display, barring rain, across from the U.S. Post Office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31.
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