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Close the School of the Americas

Ft. Benning, GA
November 17-19, 2006

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Pax Christi Pentagon Area member, John Downing.

A view of the stage at the Saturday gathering.

The triple fence at the gates of Ft. Benning.

A view of the gathering crowd on Saturday.

Pax Christi Pentagon Area members Su Raposa and Jack McHale at the Ft. Benning gates.

Fr. John Dear, SJ (left) with Pax Christi Pentagon Area members (back row) Jack McHale, Alan Smigielski, (front row) John Downing, Nuala Cohen and Su Raposa.

Pax Christi Pentagon Area members Alan Smigielski and Jack McHale at the Sunday vigil.

Pax Christi Pentagon Area member Nuala Cohen at the Sunday vigil.

An impromtu dance before the solemn procession.

Artist resistance at Ft. Benning.

The solemn procession begins.

Mourners for the thousands killed by SOA graduates.

The Raging Grannies.

The solemn procession.

Witness at the gates of Ft. Benning.

Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero.

A message to close the SOA.

The stage following the solemn procession.

Another view of the solemn procession.

Left to Right) Irene Navatta of Pax Christi Warrenton, Eva Irrera and Ann Dammarell of Pax Christi USA and Julie Lynch of Pax Christi Warrenton following the solemn procession.

The Ft. Benning gates covered with crosses in rememberance of the dead.

The Ft. Benning gates became a wall of rememberance.

A prayer to stop the killing.

Pax Christi Pentagon Area members Su Raposa and Judith Kelly.

(left to right) Judith Kelly and Alan Smigielski of Pax Christi Pentagon Area with Bill Quigley and Sr. Maureen Newman, SP.

A joyous drumming session following the solemn procession.

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