Vigiling in Missouri

Kudos to the Mid-Missouri chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. They organized a vigil to mark the 4,000th U.S. servicemember's death in Iraq and got good coverage by the Missourian and TV station KOMU.

"My country for five years now has been subjected to all kinds of destabilizing, dehumanizing policies," [Iraqi Zaid] Mahir said.

Over the weekend four more U.S. soldiers died in battle bringing the total death toll of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq to 4,000.

"Even the first one, first hundred, any loss, especially for such a senseless thing, its uncalled for," said Tim Cullen, a Columbia citizen.

- KOMU.com: A Vigil With a Strong Message, 3/24/08