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Wall of Remembrance comes to Union College
LINCOLN—An artistic Wall of
Remembrance will be available for viewing at Union College’s Ortner Center
Sept. 7-10. The wall is 20 feet long and contains the names and pictures
of the 900 American soldiers who lost their lives from the beginning of
the war in Iraq until the handover of power on June 29, 2004.
The wall is also inscribed with these
words: “By this Wall we remember and honor our soldiers who lost their
lives in Iraq. We believe the deaths of these young men and women need to
be acknowledged and mourned, not just by their loved ones but by out
entire community and nation. The Wall of Remembrance is our way of doing
this in a quiet and respectful manner.”
The wall was designed and constructed
by Central Nebraska Peace Workers and is being brought to Lincoln by the
non-partisan group Nebraska Coalition for Peace and by the Prairie Peace
Park.
“It’s a way to honor people who have
sacrificed their lives,” said Chris Blake, associate professor of English,
who was instrumental in bringing the wall to Union. “It is important to
know what is going on in the world around us.”
There will be a book at the exhibit
in which viewers may write impressions and thoughts about the exhibit. The
wall will be open for public viewing from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
