As the country finds itself in the midst of a terrible battle over the outrageous efforts to sendmore troops to Iraq, the four year anniversary of the war is fast approaching on March 19th. We allhoped that after the election, this anniversary would herald a withdrawal -- a beginning of the endof this tragedy.
That is not happening, and it will take all of our efforts to make it happen. In thinking of how we at Brave New Films can contribute, and inspired by the AIDS Quilt, the Vietnammemorial, and the New York Times biographies of the 9/11 victims, we decided to create a livingonline memorial to U.S. soldiers killed during the Iraq War.
The Iraq Veterans Memorial will bear witness with the 60-second video testimonies of family,friends, co-workers, and military colleagues of those killed. Memories and anecdotes that willalways remind us of the impact their lives had on those who loved them. The memorial will be unveiled on March 19th all across the internet.
Jim Miller at the Brave New Foundation in partnership with Gold Star Families Speak Out, MilitaryFamilies Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, North Texas Vets, Veterans for Peace, Soldiers ofToday and Yesterday, GI Special, and United for Peace and Justice will organize all this.
On a side note: I have signup to have the video availabl on the Justice League blog. Stay tuned...
2 comments:
Unfortunately we need another War Memorial. This was originally the "War on Terror" will this leave our Afghanistan soldiers out?
Good question.. I will email Robert Greenwald your suggestion. Thanks!
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