“I think that every person who dies is a tragedy. It seems to be a number that grabs people's attention. Unfortunately, they've stopped counting the number of Iraqi deaths.”

— Kate Maher, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“We are here to honor the dead, but we also want to awaken people's understanding of what a disaster war is”

— Joe Douglas, psychiatrist, Lawrence

“It's not just 1,000 soldiers. It's also over 13,000 Iraqi civilians who have died. I want to know why they had to die.”

— Janette Michaels, high school teacher, Lawrence

“It's 1,000 too many soldiers who have died. Bush lied, and these soldiers unnecessarily died.”

— Lauretta H. Backus, high school teacher, Lawrence