The Crosses of Lafayette

This memorial, The Crosses of Lafayette or The Lafayette Hillside Memorial, is a collection of crosses, accompanied by a large sign, containing a running total of the death count as recorded by the US Department of Defense. The sign was updated every week to show the new official death toll.
Now, a permanent memorial has been proposed on the site although the original intent was for the display to come down when U.S. troops came home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons