"8/31/2004 -- New York,  NY -- 55 Washington Square South -- Eyes Wide Open exhibit -- Judson Memorial Church -- Rob Sarra (left) and Tim Goodrich, both veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, shed tears as they adjust an American flag on the boots labled with the name of  a fallen comrade, Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, whom Sarra called ""Ski"" for short.  ""Ski"" was a Wisconsin native, and drowned in Iraq while trying to save his fellow soldiers when their helicopter crashed in the river. Sarra has tattooed Ski's name and number on his upper arm. Sarra and Goodrich were viewing an exhibit called ""Eyes Wide Open,"" which displayed 975 pairs of militarty boots (the current number of US soldiers KIA) and hundreds of civillian shoes to represent those killed in the war. Photo by Dina Rudick, The Boston Globe."
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