Woman reads notes at the microphone.   Woman stands with picture of fallen soldier.

The speakers at the war memorial all had personal experiences of the conflict. The blonde was a Staff Sargent in the Army who now opposes the war, based on what she has seen of it. The other woman above had lost her nephew last summer in Najaf.

Picture of Ken Ballard's fresh gavestone.   Grieving mother at the microphone talking about her son that died in Iraq.   A picture of three empty warheads.

Her sign said it all.

This woman had also lost a son. She promised to talk about his death for the rest of her life.

Many people listen to what is being said by those who had lost their loved ones.

Click here to see a truthout piece about another family that lost a son in Iraq.