Every Sunday, Veterans for Peace places this sea of crosses in the sand to represent the soldiers we have lost in Iraq and Afghanistan -- an interesting juxtaposition to the Day of Peace events on the other side of the Pier.
When I went to the Day of Peace event at the Santa Monica Pier this past Sunday, the last thing I expected to see was such a sobering reminder of war. I’m talking about the sea of red and white crosses stuck in the sand north of the pier, a memorial sponsored by the Veterans for Peace. Every Sunday morning they erect this impressive tribute to our fallen soldiers, then disassemble it Sunday night. And they haven’t missed a week since they started 6 and a half years ago!
In other words, it was it no way connected to the official Day of Peace events that I soon discovered were being held under a white tent on the opposite side of the pier, sponsored by the Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program.
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