This was a good day.  A long day.  I called a ton of people and put an ad in the paper for people to read the names of the fallen for 20 minutes.  About 30 different people floated thru.  It took over 7 hours, one name at a time and we ended reading in chorus to finish up.  It was winter and a bit cold - note the gloves :-D

Dave and I were trying so hard to get CODEPINK tally women to come and join us.  This was in solidarity with a National CP action - so Dave and I set it up. 

That was the first time we did the ribbons (Jacque Betz called from Gainesville acting like a friggin maniac about me calling them peace ribbons.   We had never met and I thought she was nuts.  She has the Peace Ribbon Project.  Anyway, we're buds now).

Tom likes to get it over faster by reading in chorus but this day was truly one of our favorites .  To be there an entire day and still not be able to read all of the names.  I think it would take over 11 hours to read them now (we used name, age, and rank).  It was very moving and bonding. 

I'd love to do an all day thing like this when we get to the 4,000 soldiers dead mark.  How about the STOP The Next WAR Now! banner.  Isn't it the best.

Anyway, that's my take on this day.

Peace,
Lydia