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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:30 PM
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CA: Man Walks Around Capitol To Protest Iraq War - One Lap Planned For Each Fallen Soldier
Man Walks Around Capitol To Protest Iraq War
One Lap Planned For Each Fallen Soldier

POSTED: 12:36 pm PDT May 31, 2007
UPDATED: 3:08 pm PDT May 31, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man identifying himself as a Navy veteran of the Iraq war has been circling the state Capitol once for each person killed in the conflict.

Joined by other anti-war marchers, the man on Wednesday completed his 362nd lap, representing the number of California soldiers killed.

The man, who said he wanted to remain anonymous in order to keep the focus on fallen veterans, said he plans to eventually complete more than 3,400 laps.

The man has asked other Iraq veterans to join him and several have turned out.

http://www.kcra.com/news/13421162/detail.html

:patriot:

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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:37 PM
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1. He reminds me of Forrest Gump when he ran across the nation after his wife died.
That was a good movie, set during turbulent times, much like our own.
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SaveAmerica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:45 AM
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4. I was thinking the same thing, I hope he gets more and more people
to join as he goes around. You guys on the west coast join him so this gets in the nat'l news.
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:42 PM
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2. can we get a live feed on this? i think cnn should cover it like the
olympics!

i think everyone should do it! what a great idea.
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:09 AM
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3. .
morning :kick:

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