To the side of the combat boots was a small display of ballcaps. Each had represents an American civilian contractor killed in Iraq. In the background, you can see a small portion of the shoes set out to represent Iraqi civilian deaths. Since there are no hard numbers on how many of these deaths there are, it is just a representation. Compared to the uniformity of the combat boots and ballcaps, these shoes are a jumbled assortment, just as you might see real people wearing on the street. There are men's leather dress shoes, wedges and pumps, sandals, and children's shoes.

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