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4000 Dead, Candle Light Vigil 2008

Theme for event carried on fake tombstones
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Theme for event carried on fake tombstones

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One candle per cup symbolizes one dead soldier
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One candle per cup symbolizes one dead soldier

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Press interviewed one veteran in a wheel chair
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Press interviewed one veteran in a wheel chair

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil   •  (2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #03_1563B
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Man played sad music on guitar
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Man played sad music on guitar

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Channel 14 interviews female veteran
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Channel 14 interviews female veteran

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News trucks lined up and ready
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News trucks lined up and ready

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New federal building visible in the background
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New federal building visible in the background

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil   •  (2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #07_1569B
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One light yet lit among so many extinguished
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One light yet lit among so many extinguished

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil   •  (2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #08_1570B
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Solace given
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Solace given

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil   •  (2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #09_1574B
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It was cold and breezy that afternoon
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It was cold and breezy that afternoon

4,000 Soldiers Dead In Iraq, Candle Light Vigil   •  (2008) Civic Center, San Francisco, California   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #10_1578B
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Symbolic gesture creates overly photographed opportunity
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Symbolic gesture creates overly photographed opportunity

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Another candle is lit
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Another candle is lit

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And in the shadowy distance, truth grew too
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And in the shadowy distance, truth grew too

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City Hall provides backdrop for the event
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City Hall provides backdrop for the event

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