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Iraq casualties approach 3000; vigil planned

By Christine Anne Piesyk | December 30, 2006 |

FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties will hold a Peace Vigil Sunday, December 31, at 3 p.m. at Patriot’s Park on Fort Campbell Blvd., in Clarksville

Just before Christmas, the number of soldiers killed in Iraq stood at 2950. In just a week that number has creeped up daily, hitting 2997 this morning. The “3000″ number is another landmark number arriving  just as we are about to usher in the New Year, and another year of combat on foreign soil that is claiming too many lives. The grim “3000″ number hovers as we move into another year of failed Bush foreign policies, a growing insurgency in Iraq, and increasing American discontent with the war effort.

As 2006 draws to a close, the Vigil, which includes a prayer service and readings, acknowledges the Iraq War fatalities, which are edging close to the 3000 mark as the New Year approaches.  That number does not include Afghanistan fatalities, or death incurred by military forces of other nations, nor does it reflect the tens of thousands of physical injuries and psychological trauma affecting U.S. troops in Iraq.

The public is welcome to attend this event.

About Christine Anne Piesyk

With 40 years behind me (Huh? What? How did that happen?) as a journalist, feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, and film/theater/arts critic, I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago. having completed a midlife undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts. I am currently an MFA student at Goddard College. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and an issue-specific commission for the City of Northampton, MA, and did minor undergraduate work in studies in urban planning and community development. I am a community volunteer and a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, classical music junkie; I also and design and make sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I have an unquenchable interest in just about everything. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure, with the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007 to the author.

Email: womanspeak@yahoo.com

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