March from White House to the Capitol Building

An estimated 100,000 people took to the streets to march and rally against the war in Iraq in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The protesters, led by veterans from Iraq and their family members, marched from the White House to the Capitol building. During the march down Pennsylvania Avenue, the street was packed shoulder to shoulder with people holding antiwar signs. Nearly 5,000 people participated in a "die-in" on the grounds of the Capitol. Shouting, "This is my house!" Many protesters jumped the barricade to the steps of the Capitol and were arrested by Capitol Police. The police arrested close to 200 protesters and used pepper spray on at least two individuals.

September 15th, 2007 -- From left anti-war activists Melida Arredondo and Julie Webster hold images of their sons who served in Iraq during a rally in front of the White House in Washington D.C. last Saturday. In front of them are the boots and a memento filled coffin of Arredondo’s stepson Alex, who was killed in Najaf, Iraq in 2004.

September 15th, 2007 -- Thousands of Iraq war protesters pack Pennsylvania Avenue as they march from the White House to the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. last Saturday. On the grounds of the Capitol building at least 5,000 protesters took place in a “die-in” to demonstrate the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq.

September 15th, 2007 -- An Iraq war protester dressed as the “Grim Reaper” stops to display the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq on Pennsylvania Avenue during a march to the Capitol building in Washington D.C. last Saturday. An estimated 100,000 protesters participated in the march against the war.

September 15th, 2007 – Former Marine Sgt. Adam Kokesh, a veteran of the Iraq war and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, prepares to jump over a barricade set up by police on the steps of the Capitol building to voluntarily get arrested at a protest in Washington D.C. last Saturday.

September 15th, 2007 -- A protester is taken into custody by police on the steps of the Capitol after jumping a barricade set up to deter the mass of protesters rallying on Capitol Hill from storming the building in Washington D.C. last Saturday. At least 200 people were arrested for crossing the blocked off area.

September 15th, 2007 – An unnamed protester gets help after being sprayed with chemicals by police at the steps of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. last Saturday. At least one other individual had the same action taken against him.