A traveling exhibit to honor soldiers killed in Iraq is touring the state.
The State of Hope tour is organized by an antiwar group, the Quaker-based American Friends Service Committee, but organizers say, its visual message is more tribute than protest. It features 121 pairs of boots, each representing a Georgia soldier killed in Iraq.
"The boots are a reminder to everyone no matter what their sentiment is," Repoley says. "It's something that speaks to everyone."
The exhibit has been to Marrietta, Sautee, Athens and Statesboro and will appear in Savannah, St. Simons Island, Americus and Macon before heading to Columbus. That's where it'll join the massive School of the Americas protest, which attracts people of many different causes.
The State of Hope tour is organized by an antiwar group, the Quaker-based American Friends Service Committee, but organizers say, its visual message is more tribute than protest. It features 121 pairs of boots, each representing a Georgia soldier killed in Iraq.
"The boots are a reminder to everyone no matter what their sentiment is," Repoley says. "It's something that speaks to everyone."
The exhibit has been to Marrietta, Sautee, Athens and Statesboro and will appear in Savannah, St. Simons Island, Americus and Macon before heading to Columbus. That's where it'll join the massive School of the Americas protest, which attracts people of many different causes.
