[Peace-discuss] the Blackhawks are home

[David Green]

Yes, more are on the way--I have a friend who has TA'd
a class at UI this semester, and one of her students
(a female junior) has been called up. She doesn't want
to go.

David

--- Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky at yahoo.com> wrote:

> letters to the editor, folks, letters to the editor
> :-)
> 
> p.s. and the Public Square on WILL, too
> 
> --- Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> 
> > The Blackhawks are home. There was a fairly big
> > turnout 
> > along University and at the Armory. I did not see
> > the Mayor 
> > of Champaign there. It wasn't packed, but for a
> > middle of 
> > the weekday event, it was crowded. 
> > 
> > The fire truck/police escort had their sirens on. 
> > 
> > There were reporters and tv cameras. Some company
> > was 
> > handing out copies of today's News-Gazette.
> > 
> > Most of the troops were in their 30's and 40's.
> Most
> > were 
> > white males. Many African American, a few Hispanic
> > and 
> > Asian, and several women. Children of these troops
> > ranged in 
> > ages from tiny babies to teenagers to grown kids.
> > Lots of 
> > flags planted along the Armory sidewalks.
> > 
> > BTW, it sounds like other Illinois National Guard
> > troops are 
> > preparing to head to Iraq soon.
> > 
> > -karen medina
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