Theme for event carried on fake tombstones
(1 of 14) (2383 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
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Theme for event carried on fake tombstones

One candle per cup symbolizes one dead soldier
(2 of 14) (1647 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#01_1559B

One candle per cup symbolizes one dead soldier

Press interviewed one veteran in a wheel chair
(3 of 14) (1618 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#03_1563B

Press interviewed one veteran in a wheel chair

Man played sad music on guitar
(4 of 14) (1597 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#04_1565B

Man played sad music on guitar

Channel 14 interviews female veteran
(5 of 14) (1605 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#05_1567B

Channel 14 interviews female veteran

News trucks lined up and ready
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4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#06_1568B

News trucks lined up and ready

New federal building visible in the background
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4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#07_1569B

New federal building visible in the background

One light yet lit among so many extinguished
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4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#08_1570B

One light yet lit among so many extinguished

Solace given
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4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#09_1574B

Solace given

It was cold and breezy that afternoon
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4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#10_1578B

It was cold and breezy that afternoon

Symbolic gesture creates overly photographed opportunity
(11 of 14) (1589 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#11_1583B

Symbolic gesture creates overly photographed opportunity

Another candle is lit
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4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#12_1582B

Another candle is lit

And in the shadowy distance, truth grew too
(13 of 14) (1598 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#13_1591B

And in the shadowy distance, truth grew too

City Hall provides backdrop for the event
(14 of 14) (1661 views)

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil
(2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California
© 2008 Bryan Costales
#14_1593B

City Hall provides backdrop for the event