Iraq Vets Play Out War Scenes on U.S. Streets
These members of Iraq Veterans Against the War take street theater to a new, devastating level, breaking with the nostalgic tradition of Civil War re-enactments, for example, by bringing a taste of the horror and mayhem of the Iraq war to the streets of U.S. cities with "Operation First Casualty."These members of Iraq Veterans Against the War take street theater to a new, devastating level, breaking with the nostalgic tradition of Civil War re-enactments, for example, by bringing a taste of the horror and mayhem of the Iraq war to the streets of U.S. cities with “Operation First Casualty.”
Click here to see one clip from Operation First Casualty in New York City on Memorial Day.
Go to the IVAW site for more videos and news coverage about their re-enactments around the country.
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