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Thursday, August 2, 2007

Just in case anyone missed it last night when NBC 2 covered our story at 11.

I wonder though who their source was, or who they contacted for their information, because, there are quite a few inaccuracies that I didn't catch while I was watching, but since the transcript is online, there's more that I notice.

1. It's not a war protest, and I don't call it a war protest, and they have nothing to quote me from.
2. The website's the Iraq Names Project Southeast.
3. The names I'm writing are the last names of soldiers killed in Iraq, in chronological order. Yes, they are vets, but, I haven't written the names of all vets.

'SOLDIER CHALK GRAFFITI-COPY'


NEW AT 11----

A 15 YEAR OLD CALLS IT A WAR PROTEST.

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY IT'S ILLEGAL.

WILLIE FILKOWSKI RUNS A WEBSITE CALLED "THE IRAQ NAME PROJECT".

HE'S BEEN WRITING THE NAMES OF EVERY IRAQ WAR VET ON DOWNTOWN SIDES WALKS IN CHALK.

NOT ANYMORE.

POLICE GAVE HIM A WARNING AND SAY HE NEEDS A SPECIAL PERMIT FROM THE CITY.

FILKOWSKI SAYS POLICE TOLD HIM IF HE CONTINUES HE'LL GET ARRESTED.

THE TEEN PLANS TO BRING THIS UP TO CITY COUNCIL.


Inaccuracies aside, I appreciate the coverage.
Maybe people were interested enough to come and check out for themselves, and see what was really up.

2 comments:

jhickey said...

Hey Willie. You granma and I are very very proud of you.Keep chalking.
Granma&pops
Long Beach NY

connor said...

Hey Willie! I saw the news last night....AWESOME!!! Keep doing what your doing!