About 100 protesters marched through downtown Chattanooga today to mark the five-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.
Protesters met in Coolidge Park, walked across Walnut Street Bridge and then south along Market Street. They carried signs stating “End the Iraq War Now,” and chanted “George Bush, Uncle Sam, this will be your Vietnam!”
Terry Stulce, protest organizer and a 2006 Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress, said the turnout was disappointing. Many organizers said they expected 300 to 400 people to attend the event.
“We may be small in number, but it is so important to keep a presence and a witness,” said Kate Stulce, Mr. Stulce’s wife.
For more details, read tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
E-mail Cliff Hightower at chightower@timesfreepress.com
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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