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Come Pray at Ben Salmon's Grave

6/15/2017

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A Prayer Vigil will be held at Ben Salmon's grave site in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois (suburb of Chicago) on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. From 9 am to 4 pm, you are welcome to stop by to sign a guest book or be anonymous, offer a prayer, and talk with others as you wish. There will be a press conference at 11 am where the parallels between Pope Francis' prayers, earlier on June 20th, at the graves of two Italian priests who objected to war and prayers at conscientious objector Ben Salmon's grave will be discussed. Friends of Franz and Ben will be at the site to share in prayer and conversation.
When driving to the site, the most convenient route is through the entrance on Roosevelt Road. Signs will be placed to guide you from Roosevelt Road to the grave. Ben Salmon's grave is at latitude 41°51'52.2"N and longitude 87°54'35.1"W (41.864501, -87.909758). The map below is the zoomed-in satellite overlay from Google maps. One thing to note on the map is that Ben Salmon's grave is in an area of unmarked graves surrounded by rows of monuments and markers. The Friends of Franz and Ben are fund raising to have a simple marker placed on Ben's grave.


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  • About Ben
    • Autobiography
    • Unsung Hero of the Great War
  • News
  • Diary
  • Ben's Writings
    • Ben's Magnum Opus
    • Correspondence >
      • With President Woodrow Wilson
    • Pamphlets >
      • Killing The Wrong Men
      • Tax the Rich to Pay for the War
      • Conscripting Profits to Pay for the War
    • From the ACLU Archives
    • From the National Archives
  • Sainthood
    • Letter >
      • Join the petition
    • Additional Signers
  • army of Peace
  • Resources
    • Photo Gallery
  • Memorial for Ben Salmon
  • About Friends of Franz and Ben
    • Friends Origin