Arlington Midwest Goes to Washington

Arlington Midwest

Washington DC

Arlington Midwest-

In a manner similar to permanent war

memorials, is a place to

mourn, reflect, contemplate, grieve, meditate;

to honor and acknowledge

those who've lost their lives;

and to reflect upon the costs of war.

Arlington Midwest-

Also is intended to draw public attention to,

and to open a discourse on the subject of

both military and civilian deaths

during the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

This traveling exhibit, meant to show the human cost of war and to honor the fallen U.S. service members of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, is built primarily of recycled materials and maintained by a volunteer workforce. Arlington Midwest includes a simulated tombstone with name, rank, age and home state for each fallen U.S. service member. If your organization is interested in hosting Arlington Midwest, please email Jeff.

Most recently displayed on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington DC in the shadow of the Washington Monument,& Arlington Midwest marked the seventh anniversary of the start of the Iraq War by exhibiting more than 5,400 tombstones representing U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The display was accompanied by the Iraq Memorial to Life, an exhibit to represent the human cost in Iraqi civilian lives.

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