Video 4:34
I came across this display yesterday on my way back from lunch. It was quite a moving installation.
Many people, like myself, just happened upon it.
A good number of people were photographing it with their camera phones. Capturing the moment.
I had my Canon S400 in my pocket, and made this video. It's a combination of video and still photos set to music, and the reading of the names of the 2,049 dead US soldiers.
One of the sadest parts of this experience was that on the way home I heard on the radio that the number of US Casualties had increased by five.
Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee's widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, features a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty, a field of shoes and a Wall of Remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict, and a multimedia display exploring the history, cost and consequences of the war.
Copley Square, Boston - November 7-8, 2005
Music:
Alter Der Ruine
World War III
Alter Der Ruine - Official website
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