1. Children of War
Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen

2. Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Winners of the –
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Awards 2016
By Bernie V. Lopez

3. Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016
we kill their children
they kill ours
First Place – Photo 12
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

4. A crisis of vast proportion is descending upon us
to snatch away our inner peace,
to wipe out our children,
our children’s children,
and theirs too.

5. Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016
their eyes are without tears
their faces without emotions
but deep inside a hurricane rages
and they ask the wind
‘why are they killing us?’
and the wind has no answer
except a deep long moan
SYRIA CIRCA 2015
Second Place – Photo 12
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

6. Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016
Third Place – Photo 11
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

7. FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA, etal, use airstrikes and killer drones,
The warring nations,
US, UK, RUSSIA, SYRIA
FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA, etal,
use airstrikes and killer drones,
based on unreliable information
that kill many children.
They save lives of soldiers
at the expense of women and children.
For every terrorist leader killed,
which they boast about,
they kill a hundred innocent civilians,
which they are silent about.
Children are mere ‘collateral damage’
THEIR ACTIONS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD

8. Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016
Fourth Place no. 1– Photo 09
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

9. months-old babies mutilated by war the heavens cry out for vengeance
Fourth Place no. 2 – Photo 12
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016
Photo 10

10. Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016
Fifth Place – Photo 04
Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

11. are filled with hate and vengeance. They create millions of refugees,
Men in high places
are filled with hate and vengeance.
They create millions of refugees,
who now flood our cities.
Karma is upon all of us.
Random airstrikes of hospitals
in foreign lands
result in random suicide bombs
in stadiums in our homeland.

12. Photo 01

13. Photo 02

14. Photo 05

15. Photo 07

16. Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen When we see tragedy,
we wonder why God permits it,
not knowing His ways,
not knowing that perhaps our sins
bring suffering to our children.
For sin has a social dimension.

17. Map of Medicins sans
Frontieres shows airstrikes
by US, Russia, Syria
against hospitals.
They consider rebels
and civilians as the same,
or they just don’t care.
Medical staff killed 23.
Wounded 58. Attacks
on facilities 94. Destroyed 12
Damaged 63. Ambulances
hit 16. No. of children killed
or wounded unknown.

18. Airstrikes by
US-Coalition
(blue) and
Russia (red)
in Syria Sept. 30
to Oct. 12, 2015.
They report
‘effective’
airstrikes but
keep secret
high civilian
casualties.

19. Russian and Syrian airstrikes (yellow circle).
US-Coalition (blue)
and Russian (red)
airstrikes in Syria
Sept 30–Oct 12, 2015.
Russian and Syrian airstrikes (yellow circle).
US-Coalition airstrikes (white circle).

20. Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Prayer for Peace
Lord, teach us and our enemies
to break the vicious cycle
of hate and vengeance.
Inside all of us. a battle rages
between good and evil,
between love and hate.
Help us make good win over evil.
Grant us peace in our troubled world.
Teach us Your gentleness
and forgiveness. Amen.

21. Links to the sources
of maps and photographs –
MUSIC
ateneo college glee club
joel navarro conducting
PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

22. By Bernie V. Lopez