23 March 2009

Photos and captions by Shepherd Johnson. Photos dated 21 March 2009.

Pentagon and Military Contractors Protests Eyeball
Pentagon Protest
Military Contractors Protest

Anti-war protesters cross the Memorial Bridge to Arlington, Va. during a march to the Pentagon, marking the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq, Saturday, March 21, 2009. AP

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: People cross onto the Memorial Bridge during the "National March on the Pentagon" to protest the 6th anniversary of the US war in Iraq March 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Protesters gathered to rally against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people and other conflicts while marching from Washington, DC to the Pentagon and offices of defense contractors. Getty

Ethnic Afghan Spogmay Kakak, carries a mock coffin during an anti-war march to the Pentagon, marking the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Arlington, Va. AP

ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 21: Arlington County Police officers fold an American flag from a mock coffin left by protesters during the "National March on the Pentagon" to protest the 6th anniversary of the US war in Iraq March 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Protesters gathered to rally against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people and other conflicts while marching from Washington, DC to the Pentagon and offices of defense contractors. Getty

ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 21: A woman uses a megaphone to yell during the "National March on the Pentagon" to protest the 6th anniversary of the US war in Iraq March 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Protesters gathered to rally against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people and other conflicts while marching from Washington, DC to the Pentagon and offices of defense contractors. Getty

ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 21: People who stepped away from a march pray to Mecca during the "National March on the Pentagon" to protest the 6th anniversary of the US war in Iraq March 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Protesters gathered to rally against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people and other conflicts while marching from Washington, DC to the Pentagon and offices of defense contractors. Getty

ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 21: A protester stands with police and mock coffins draped in the flags of Afghanistan, Iraq and the United States outside a building during the "National March on the Pentagon" to protest the 6th anniversary of the US war in Iraq March 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Protesters gathered to rally against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people and other conflicts while marching from Washington, DC to the Pentagon and offices of defense contractors. Getty

ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 21: A man walks with a peace symbol dduring the "National March on the Pentagon" to protest the 6th anniversary of the US war in Iraq March 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Protesters gathered to rally against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people and other conflicts while marching from Washington, DC to the Pentagon and offices of defense contractors. Getty

Anti-war protester Josh Glaser, of Chicago, Ill. , carry a banner as he joins a march near the Pentagon in Washington, background, marking the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq, Saturday, March 21, 2009. AP