European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 11 in the states grieving hearts turn to stones High schools Honor Iraq dead with memorials by Melissa Kossler Dutton special to the associated press the first time the students at Gahanna Lincoln High school publicly memorialized army Nico Las it was a Spur of the moment gesture of the restless who were Lin ing the Street in front of the suddenly fell silent for 15 minutes while the funeral procession for the 2003 graduate killed in Iraq May inched but teachers and the Stu dents at the suburban school didst want his memory to end All of a sudden this War be came real for these television production teacher Tom Gre gory they didst know exactly How to Deal with we knew we needed to do so in the fall of the Stu dents gathered again in front of the this time it was to Dedi Cate a massive memorial made of 20 Granite columns bearing the names of All former students killed in the line of its hard to believe that silence could be so moving that it was the seed of All of Gregory As the War in Iraq claims the lives of men and women Young enough to still have close ties to their High students have begun looking for ways to Honor War often found on College Are becom ing More common at High in addition to providing a vivid civics planning and building the memorials has helped Stu dents Cope with the loss of former classmates and created an outlet for grieving a California school District near san Francisco intends to name a new gymnasium for a graduate who died in Iraq while serving in the the football Jersey of a fallen army medic hangs in a con Ference room in a High school in Kiichiro outside of students in planted a tree to Honor an army Soldier who enlisted before graduating from High teachers and school administrators consider school prop erty an Ideal setting for the memo rials because it creates an Opportunity to teach students about Freedom and Richard Ramey death galvanized the residents of Ron above Jerry and Julie Ramey sit on a Bench dedicated to their Richard who was killed in at a War memorial outside Perry High school in left Rick Messmer father of army Nicolas who was killed in Iraq in 2005 stands in front of a War memorial at Gahanna Lincoln High school in to build a memorial at Perry High said teacher Cindy who had been looking for a Way to Honor nine students from the school killed in All of sudden it was a current she it was a current Fred a retired University of Pittsburgh professor who studied and taught about the rituals of said the act of planning and creating a memorial could Aid the grieving it makes you feel As if youre doing something worthwhile and creates a sense of he Touro University International without 0 u n d a r i e 1 about Tui i Why Tui i faculty i inquiries i apply i Contact us i support i course net i Grad 2006 i faculty career opportunities i alumni the most powerful weapon in your Arsenal one mouse lick and you Are on your Way to a degree in health science for free at no tuition Cost to you earn a degree and set your sights on a High paying career in almost any professional Field you hundreds of thousands of Active duty military personnel have gone through our online education programs so can Contact us today the rest of your career is Only a mouse lick 100 online special rates for spouses no tuition Cost for Active duty up to 28 units a Sog and Dantes member of the Goa myed earn units around toys and earn a bachelors or masters now accepting applications for summer 2007 email  phone 800 579 3161