Afghan War Casualties Added To Controversial Memorial
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Names To Be Removed From Lafayette Iraq MemorialLAFAYETTE: David Stevenson Reports On Emotionally Charged Protest At Iraq War Victim Memorial OAKLAND: Amber Lee Reports On Democratic Debate Over Timeline For Troop Withdrawl From Iraq HEATED CONFRONTATION: Family Of Slain Soldier Confronts Creators Of The Lafayette War Dead Memorial
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LAFAYETTE: Jade Hernandez Reports On 600 Crosses Being Added To War Memorial HillsideLAFAYETTE: Amber Lee Reports On New Ordinance Spurred By Cross MemorialNames To Be Removed From Lafayette Iraq MemorialLAFAYETTE: David Stevenson Reports On Emotionally Charged Protest At Iraq War Victim MemorialOAKLAND: Amber Lee Reports On Democratic Debate Over Timeline For Troop Withdrawl From IraqHEATED CONFRONTATION: Family Of Slain Soldier Confronts Creators Of The Lafayette War Dead Memorial Posted: 1:11 pm PDT August 18,2008Updated: 3:32 pm PDT August 18,2008
LAFAYETTE, Calif. -- Organizers of a politically charged war memorial featuring more than 4,000 crosses meant to honor each of the soldiers killed in Iraq are adding 600 more to the hillside. Memorial co-founder Jeff Heaton started building the new crosses to include soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Heaton says the memorial, which can be viewed from a busy freeway and a commuter train, is a protest of the Bush administration's war policy. Heaton said he was inspired by the presidential election, especially the presumptive Democratic candidate Barack Obama's pledge to remove troops from Iraq but send more to Afghanistan. The crosses used to bear the names of each dead soldier, but the names prompted protest from some family members and war supporters. Now names only appear on crosses if the soldier's family has given permission.
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