IVAW moment of silence

On the 6th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Bay Area Iraq
Veterans Against the War (IVAW) held an action to call for an end
to the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan at UN Plaza in San Francisco.

The event was part of a day of actions against the war, with
various actions and speak outs at BART stations around the
Bay Area.
Bay Area veterans leafletted and talked about the realities
of war. They then took a moment of silence - one second for each
U.S. service member who lost their lives in Iraq, totaling 4,259
seconds- in Market Street. unfortunately, SFPD only allowed them half of that time.

The action highlights the growing number of Iraq and Afghanistan
veterans who have "served" and are now speaking out and saying NO
MORE! They speak from their own experience and on behalf of military
servicemembers who felt as they do but did not live to tell about it.

Over one million Iraqi citizens have died as a result of the Iraq War,
and countless more wounded and displaced. IVAW does not want to minimize
Iraqi death and suffering, but rather, want to use their voices to
withdraw military support for the war and let the world know that they
will no longer allow this tragedy to be tolerated and ignored.

(text from IVAW event announcement)