"Thank you for doing that," called out a 45 ish woman in a small gray car as she pulled up and vigorously waved.
Just before she spoke, two big 50 ish Hell's Angels looking men on large, loud motorcycles, idled their bikes at a red light and read the sign. Both nodded their approval and one of them offered a thumbs up.
These were two of the responses of support in a vigil of horn honks, waves and especially two fingered peace signs, of which there were 4 or 5.
For example, two 25 ish women drove up in a giant green GMC and smiled and waved as one held up her hand in a two finger peace sign. Then both of them called out their support.
Meanwhile in Iraq, 10 Iraqis were killed on Tuesday and 26 were severely injured. The day before, 10 Iraqis were killed and 10 were severely injured, as the death and destruction continues.
Also, the U.S. military announced they reduced their number of soldiers in Iraq to 98,000. To picture how many soldiers this is, it would roughly fill the Rose Bowl.
There was no word on where the other thousands of soldiers were sent nor did they comment about the number of U.S. "contractors" who remain in Iraq, but in the past, it was well over 100,000.
But thousands of miles away, at last night's vigil, an 85 ish distinguished looking man with a round face and gray thinning hair, softly smiled as he read the sign. He was a front seat passenger in a car with a personalized license plate that appeared to be that of a Minister.
Later, as the vigil was about to conclude, something remarkable happened. A 20 ish Hippie looking lady with a warm glow walked up and read the sign. She wore a floppy hat with a round wide brim, a colorful blouse and pants.
She looked like many of the young women who used to attend Vietnam War peace vigils 40 years ago. Seeing her was a trip back in time. "Thank you," she said. "You're doing a nice thing," she added with a smile. She then turned and walked off into the night. It was a nice way to end the vigil.
Dick
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