December 31, 2006: the official death toll for U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq reached 3,000.

On January 1, 2007, members of the Northwest New Jersey Peace Fellowship joined more than 200 other organizations nationwide for a candlelight vigil on Newton Square.

Vigil photos below are by Tom Bias.

On January 7, 2007, the Sunday New Jersey Herald Focus Section was devoted to the 3,000 US Casualties. See excerpts from the New Jersey Herald here.