Bangor demonstrators support, protest war Flags, slogans, 'die-in' mark separate rallies All Edition

BANGOR - Scores of people turned out Saturday at separate rallies to protest the war against Iraq and to express support for U.S. troops. Some protesters staged a "die-in," while veterans, parents of servicemen and women, and other supporters waved flags and held signs with slogans such as...

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Published inBangor daily news
Main Authors ISAAC KIMBALL AND DOUG KESSELI, OF THE NEWS STAFF
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bangor, Me Bangor Daily News 24.03.2003
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Summary:BANGOR - Scores of people turned out Saturday at separate rallies to protest the war against Iraq and to express support for U.S. troops. Some protesters staged a "die-in," while veterans, parents of servicemen and women, and other supporters waved flags and held signs with slogans such as "Thank You Patriots." In the past, [Kathy Bearce] had taken to the streets to protest - when Richard M. Nixon was president and again when Joseph Brennan was Maine's governor - but this time she was there for a different cause, to show her support of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq. The protesters then moved to Cascade Park to form what Ilze Petersons of the Peace and Justice Center called a "chain of concern." Petersons said the group planned to line U.S. Route 2 from Eastern Maine Medical Center to Mount Hope Cemetery, holding photographs of Iraqi citizens taken recently by Bangor peace activist Jim Harney.
ISSN:0892-8738
2643-7457