Oct
24
Tribute Demonstration
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World War II veteran Turk Aroun, 78, of Los Angeles walks among the more than 1,100 flag draped coffins representing American service men and women killed to date in the invasion and occupation of Iraq (news - web sites) as part of a tribute demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The tribute, hosted by the Iraq War Memorial Coalition and 1,000 Coffins.org, also included a reading of the soldiers’ names, followed by the playing of Taps.