Memorial

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The most controversial hillsides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Located on Deer Hill Road overlooking the Lafayette BART Station and Highway 24.

The number 3780 along with the cross's mark the deaths of all the fallen solder's in Iraq.

Personally, I do not see anything wrong with it.
It's a statement of fact.

Could there be more laying beneath the hillside some think is an "eyesore", "graveyard of some sort" "depressing" or that it could potentially cause an accident
if someone is looking at it and not paying attention to the road, and sorry to interrupt your quiet perfect little neighborhood theory, Oh I'm sure there is.

What more could be the reasons people want to see it removed?

I understand about the sacrifices our hero's have made.
Some families feel as if these solders go on unnoticed, abandoned, lack recognition & attention.
How can we offer more of what these families need, besides being able to return their loved one?

I'm a very sensitive human being a realist of sort. Have I thought about loosing a child to war? Yes.
As hard as it would be to cope I couldn't even imagine, I would have to never lose sight of "how & why" they died.
This world has "hero's" & "cowards"..I'd be proud my child choose the 1st and being able to serve for this country's existant should make any parent proud forever.

One father was upset that the organizer did not get permission to put his
deceased sons name on a cross. He removed the name, but left the cross.

Freedom isn't free! If you don't believe me, go read your history books.

I truly support our men and woman of the armed forces
who obviously risk and lose their lives to protect the lives of many and our beautiful country.