Tribute to U.S. Military Killed in Iraq on Saturday, May 31 at the Walpole Common

Walpole Peace and Justice Group invites public to view a “Tribute to U.S. Military Killed in Iraq" on Saturday, June 21 at the Walpole Common

The Walpole Peace and Justice Group invites the public to view a “Tribute to U.S. Military Killed in Iraq" on Saturday, June 21 at the Walpole Common. The Tribute honors the U.S. service men and women who have been killed in Iraq since March 19, 2003. The names of all 4,000+ service men and women are imprinted on wristbands along with the age, military rank, and date when the person was killed. The wristbands are displayed on a stand over 60 feet long and six feet high.

The Tribute was created by Madeline Champagne, a member of the Walpole Peace and Justice Group. The Tribute 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 families have made. The public is invited to visit the tribute to pay their respect and reflect on the human cost of the war. The Tribute will be on display between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM at the Walpole Common across from the U.S. Post Office. In the event of inclement weather the Tribute will be displayed in the United Church from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Peace Vigil, Saturday, June 7

The Walpole Peace and Justice Group invites you to join us for a peace vigil, Saturday, June 7, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on the Walpole Common, across from the Post Office. Peace vigils are held on the first and third Saturdays of the Month.

Iraqi to speak on Refugee Crisis, Walpole Public Library, Tuesday, June 3

Dr. Nabeel Khudairi will give a talk entitled, “The Iraqi Refugee Crisis – A Four Million Man March”, at the Walpole Public Library on June 3 at 7:30 pm. Dr. Khudairi was born in Baghdad in 1961. His father, from the southern city of Amara, was the dean of the University of Baghdad College of Agriculture and a PhD graduate of UCLA, while his mother was an ecologist and was from the northern city of Mosul.

In 1966, to escape political harassment created by the newly established Ba’ath Party, his family moved to Boston, where his father taught at Northeastern University. Nabeel returned to Iraq with his family for a few years in the mid 1970’s, but due to another period of instability created when Saddam Hussein forcefully seized the presidency, he and his family returned permanently to the U.S.

Dr. Khudairi is an optometrist with private practices in Norwood and Wellesley. He is active with interfaith dialogues, has lectured to various schools and religious and peace organizations and has been interviewed by major television, radio and print news services about the affairs in Iraq.

The talk is sponsored by the Walpole Peace and Justice Group and is open to the public.

Also note:

The “Tribute to U.S. Military Killed in Iraq", scheduled for this past Saturday, May 31, was postponed due to weather forecast of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. Plans are being made to reschedule the display.