Going For Peace Wall of remembrance honors servicemen

marshall University Parthenon ^ | 9/16/2005 | Paul J. Gessler

[texassizednightcrawler]

MUPeace, in conjunction with West Virginia Patriots for Peace, erected an Iraqi War Memorial on Buskirk Field Thursday.

The memorial spanned over 200 feet and included 23 panels with names of American servicemen who died. On each full panel, 81 names were handwritten.

We want to get a dialogue started for a peaceful solution in Iraq," MUPeace Coordinator Maura Conway said. "We're looking for a withdrawal or anything to speed up the process to get out."

Though not convinced pulling out of Iraq is the answer, sophomore nursing major Elizabeth Colby said the message was powerful.

"You see the numbers on the news but you don't always see the names," Colby said. "But it doesn't change my mind at all. I still think we made the right decision."

The event was only the second time West Virginia Patriots for Peace erected the memorial on a college campus, Director Richard Martin said. The names are updated "as frequently as possibly," Martin said. The memorial is set up every Friday afternoon in Charleston.

"We want to bring our troops home," Martin said. "We don't want to see anymore immoral loss of life in Iraq."

MUPeace is a campus organization formerly under the name MAPS, or Marshall Action for Peaceful Solutions.

MUPeace is sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C., Sept. 24 to take part in an Anti-War Rally.

As of Monday morning, the current death toll in Iraq had reached 1,896, according to the Department of Defense Web site.

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[texassizednightcrawler]

This upset me greatly, because I went to school here. In fact the director of MUPeace was student when I was there. Guess, which one left college for the real world. I believe this group has some connections to International Solidarity and International Answer.

[Prime Choice]

The Leftists just can't wait for us to start imitating the French and surrendering at the first sign of trouble, can they?

[Theresawithanh]

"We want to bring our troops home," Martin said. "We don't want to see anymore immoral loss of life in Iraq."

So in addition to - all you are sayyyying, is give Peace a chance - is that you'd rather have the U.S. or another country be attacked on our or their own soil? While we deeply mourn the brave soldiers who have lost their lives, THAT would be immoral loss of life.

[Defendingliberty]

If they called it the "Wall of Liberty" it would honor the soldiers...As it is it's a dishonor....

[Wingrider]

Go here http://www.ilfreedomrun.org/ to see a real Memorial to our troops. I have seen it in person and it is a true tribute.

[peyton randolph]

We want to get a dialogue started for a peaceful solution in Iraq," MUPeace Coordinator Maura Conway said.

She needs a pieceful encounter with a Rachel Corrie bulldozer.

[texassizednightcrawler]

I think that would be a little extreme. I at least they could call for the enemy and Bin Laden to surrender. Of course that is the last think to cross her mind, because it doesn't fit the profile. I guess she has no idea what a is Dhimnmi. Looks like she is willing to become one.

[texassizednightcrawler]

Looks like a great event.