300,000
Number of people at Sept. 24 war protest, according to protest organizers.
more than 100,000
Number of people at the protest, according to D.C. police
147,000
Number of U.S. troops in Iraq as of Sept.28, 2005
1,911
Number of U.S. troops killed since March 2003
Direct Quote:
“I’ve never done this before, but here I am, in uniform, figuring this is the only way I can shove it to Bush.”
-Army 1st Sgt. Frank Cookinham, of Newport, R.I., a Persian Gulf War veteran who recently returned from a second tour in Iraq.
