A "cemetery" of the U.S. Military Teen casualties was done in Santa Barbara, California on Friday, September 17, 2010. The local Teen "cemetery" began @ 10am @ SBCC's West Campus lawn in front of the campus library overlooking Leadbetter Beach on the Pacific Ocean. The SBCC PEACE NOW! Club also met @ 12 noon @ the Calden Overlook, near the Teen "Cemetery".
The Teen "Cemetery" is sponsored by the SB Vets for Peace #54, & partially funded by the Fund For Santa Barbara. The event consisted of "tombstones" of the U.S. militaryTeen Dead, from the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. To date we have information on 359, 18 & 19 year old casualties from both conflicts. The "tombstones" were set up & taken down by volunteers from SB VFP #54 & SBCC students. Passerbys were recruited on the spot to place a placard of a teen casualty on the "tombstones".
Information about the cost of war, the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq & Afghanistan, and an SBCC form for students to be taken off the military's recruitment list, in opposition to the Solomon Amendment were shared. Also free books, newsletters & DVD's on the cost of war were available, & donations were accepted. Two pettitions were circulated & sent to Congress: one to stop the Military Use of Depleted Uranium and one to withdraw our military from Iraq & Afghanistan immediately.
