Editor, Townsman:
The fifth anniversary of the conflict in Iraq coincided with the 4,000th death of U.S. military personnel. Our Contemporary World Issues class would like to build a living memorial for all of the airmen, Marines, seamen and soldiers who comprise those 4,000 deaths. We are planning to commemorate each fallen service member through visual representation. Each person will be represented by a penny and the pennies will be assembled on a wall in Andover High School.
We acknowledge that a penny alone cannot adequately represent all that each service member has contributed to our country. In our effort to coordinate our project with the town's Memorial Day activities, we would like to collect stories of both present and fallen service people so that we may better connect a person's history with their name.
We currently have a sufficient number of pennies to represent 4,000 but would welcome your penny for inclusion on the memorial. We look forward to hearing your stories and your helping us "Make Cents of Iraq."
Submitted by teacher Ruth Masters
for Block 2, Contemporary World Issues
Andover High School
