400 Volunteers are needed at Arlington West just north of Santa Monica Pier at 9AM on Saturday, November 12th to carry 100 flag draped coffins on a procession thru Santa Monica.
To volunteer call Tonia at 310.455.2688/ tonia4@earthlink.net.
The Veterans for Peace - LA is sponsoring the Arlington West Memorial 'Veterans Day Weekend' program will run for three full days and two nights, Friday, November 11th, Saturday, November 12th, Sunday, November 13th on the beach north of the Santa Monica Pier.
The emotional highlight of the weekend will be when a procession beginning at Arlington West will loop through the streets and sidewalks of Santa Monica, 400 pallbearers will carry 100 flag draped coffins. Over a half-dozen California Gold Star Family members will lead the march carrying large photos of their beloved husbands and children who were killed in Iraq War.
The Three Days Event Full Schedule:
NOV 11-13: Arlington West Veterans Day Weekend
by Veterans for Peace
WANTED: 400 Pallbearers to Carry the Grief of the Nation - Sat. Nov. 12th by Tonia Young
BREAKING NEWS, 12:50 pm - About 200 people are marching North on Ocean in Santa Monica with flag draped coffins. Marchers are currently at Ocean and Broadway. Lots of mainstream media present. Still time to join the march.
UPDATE: 1:15pm - March has rallied at Santa Monica & Ocean. The Mayor of Santa Monica has just given a speech calling for an end to the war in Iraq.
