In November 2006, 81 year old Lafayette (CA) resident Louise Clark and her husband, Johnson Clark began putting hand made painted white crosses on their property above Deer Hill Road, close to the BART public transportation station and Highway 24. The crosses symbolize American soldiers killed in the Iraq war and are accompanied by a sign painted with the current number of U.S. deaths. There are currently more than 500 crosses, as well as a handful of Islamic crescents and Jewish stars. Some members of the community have felt that the memorial was disrespectful. On November 14, 2006, Jean Bonodio kicked the wooden sign until it was completely broken. A new sign was made and on Dec 21, 2006, it was blacked out with paint. The Clarks have chosen not to press charges against the vandals.