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600 Candlelight Peace Vigils Scheduled For Tonight

HeadlineSep 09, 2004

Tonight across the country over * 600 silent candlelight vigils* are scheduled to mark the death of the 1,000th soldier in Iraq. The vigils are being organized by * Win Without War* with backing from * United For Peace and Justice, * MoveOn, * Veterans For Peace* and other groups. Meanwhile last night in Iowa City critics of the war put on a life-size display of 1,000 footprints to symbolize the lives lost in Iraq.

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