Sunday was an eventful day: the four year anniversary of 9/11/01, the beginning of the NFL season, and the Freedom March and Concert for a failing regime in DC. Here in Pittsburgh we were lucky enough to have the Gold Star Families for Peace and the
Bring Them Home Now Bus Tour stop by with a rally and a candlelight vigil march, and over a thousand people showed up during the day.
photos below the fold
In the photo from left to right:
Beatriz Saldivar of Fort Worth, TX, whose nephew Daniel Torres was killed in action on February 4th, 2005.
Cindy Sheehan of Vacaville, CA, whose son Spc. Casey Sheehan, age 24, was killed in action in Sadr City, Iraq on April 4. 2004.
Bill Mitchell of Atascadero, CA, whose son Sgt. Michael Mitchell was killed in action in Sadr City, Iraq on April 4, 2004
Neil Santoriello Sr. (background) and Diane Santoriello, whose son Neil Santoriello Jr. was killed in action in Iraq on August 13, 2004. Camp Neil was erected in his honor at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park.
Memorial markers were set up for every Pennsylvanian killed in action in Iraq.
After the rally at Flagstaff Hill, there was a candlelight vigil march to the Soldiers and Sailors Museum, where protesters were not allowed on the grounds. So we just gathered in the street.