2008 Woodie Awards
Arlington West salutes soldiers
Arlington West Memorial erects a white cross for each fallen soldier
Alfredo Adkins
Issue date: 9/27/06 Section: News
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The memorial gives those on the West Coast of the United States a place to pay tribute to those soldiers. The memorial was erected to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 events. "The event is to honor the soldier in Iraq that has not come home," said Democratic Club Vice President Jed Wright.
The event was organized by the Democratic Club. This was the second year in a row they have done it. The event was also sponsored by the African American Student Union.
The day also included a viewing of the documentary, "Arlington West," which was shown later in the day giving both pro and con points of view on the validity of the war, according to Democratic Club adviser Helen Acosta.
"What was great, is that people came from Tehachapi, Kernville and even Porterville," Acosta said.
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Helen Acosta
posted 10/03/06 @ 1:40 PM EST
Some corrections to the story:
The event was not scheduled to coincide with the 5th Anniversary of 9/11. The scheduling was coincidental. September 12 was the date that the Veterans for Peace and Laughing Tears Productions were available to come to Bakersfield. (Continued…)
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