[Peace-discuss] [SDaS] 4th of July / AWARE's twist on the theme is "Celebrating the World's Youth" / help on the idea, please

[Robert Naiman]

On the theme of  "Celebrating our Youth," about a Vietnam memorial
style "wall" that shows the names of all the youths from Illinois who
have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, by the year that they were
killed.

Iraq - 162
http://icasualties.org/Iraq/ByState.aspx

Afghanistan - 79
http://icasualties.org/OEF/Fatalities.aspx

Given that the Vietnam memorial is the most popular memorial in
Washington, it's hard to see what legitimate argument there could be
that this would not be an appropriate way to celebrate our youth.

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All Friends of AWARE,
>
> The them of the 4th of July parade in Champaign-Urbana is "Celebrating
> our Youth"
>
> AWARE's twist on the theme is "Celebrating the World's Youth".
>
> One brainstorm idea that came up:  How about a stretcher with a child
> victim of war on it? A victim in war zone / an orphan of war / and a
> child with an absent soldier parent. Three stretchers?
>
> Doesn't have to be a child on the stretcher, but something that
> represents a child, like toys, or a doll, or something.
>
> Basically, we need your ideas and help!!!!
>
> -- karen medina
> "The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain
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Robert Naiman
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