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Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee’s widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, features a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty, a field of shoes and a Wall of Remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict, and a multimedia display exploring the history, cost and consequences of the war

At each stop, person after person leaves notes of commemoration, photographs of lost soldiers, identification tags, flowers, and American flags to accompany the boots on their journey.

Although a majority of Americans now believe this war is a tragic misadventure, the human cost of the Iraq War grows every day. How many more boots will be standing at silent attention before this war ends, before Iraqis and American soldiers are out of harm's way?

This traveling exhibit is a memorial to those who have fallen and a witness to our belief that no war can justify its human cost.




San Antonio, Texas




Washington, DC




A display of shoes, photos, and names represent a fraction of the Iraqi civilians killed in the war.


Little Rock, Arkansas




Orlando, Florida




One visitor is overwhelmed by the display honoring civilian casualties.


Fitchburg, Maine






Memphis, Tennessee




1,000 pairs of civilian shoes depict only a small portion of Iraqi casualties.


Dallas, Texas


From above, the fountain is completely surrounded by symbols of the dead.




Toledo, Ohio




Chicago, Illinois




Donated shoes commemorate countless Iraqi civilians who have died.