The Multi-Faith Chapel

POW/MIA Bracelets

Peace Pilgrim www.peacepilgrim.org

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Stewards at The Peace Abbey serve as curators and archivists for the many relics, personal affects, manuscripts and documents placed at the Abbey by members of the Peace Movement, friends and supporters.

		Archbishop Oscar Romero Zuccheto (skullcap), eye glasses and swatch of the blood stained altar cloth of the slain Salvadoran. A gift from the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Providence in San Salvador.
		Sacred Relic of Santa Clara of Assisi Bone fragment XIII Century with Vatican documentation; a gift from Catholic Lay person.
		Metal Tip from the first dismantled Soviet ICBM Nuclear Missile A gift from the Moscow Women's Peace Alliance.
		Marble plaque presented to Alva Myrdal on the occasion of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway A gift from her daughter, Sissila Bok.
		Peace Pilgrim's blue tunic and sneakers Placed at the Abbey by Ann and John Rush who founded Friends of Peace Pilgrim.
		19th Century Russian Rosary made of salt A gift from Arusiaks Karapet Abajian, patriarch of family from former Soviet Georgia who created the Courage of Conscience Award sculpture and Gandhi statue.
		Franciscan Robe worn by revered monk A gift from Franciscan Monastery in New York State .
		Bracelets of Vietnam MIAs Placed in the Abbey by wearers and activists.
		The Accordian of Carlos Mejia Godoy Presented by Carlos himself as a gift, on the evening before his son, Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, publicly announced his request for Conscientious Objector status.
		"Bondage of War" Memorial Created by Madeline Champagne, a wristband inscribed with the name, age, military rank, and date of death honors each of the U.S. military killed in Iraq.

Coat of Maha Ghosananda, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia.

A gift from Ghosananda who visited in 1996.

Vigil Lamp

A gift from the seven nuns of the Keydong Nunnery in Kathmandu. While they were guests at The Peace Abbey, they created a sand mandala at Brandeis University which was the first mandala in history created by Buddhist nuns. It was dismantled by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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On a table just outside the Abbey’s chapel, sunshine streaming in through a window sparkles off a growing collection of the bracelets. They are surrounded by books about the Vietnam Memorial Wall, a life size statue of Mother Teresa and numerous other objects from the major religions of the world. These remembrances, which may have been stored in a box or dresser drawer over the last 30 years now have a place of honor. Just as the POW/MIA flags continue to fly, the bracelets, which hold the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, can find a peaceful resting place.

POW/MIA Bracelets may be sent to:
The Peace Abbey
2 North Main Street
Sherborn, MA 01770

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