AIDS candlelight vigil

AIDS candlelight vigil, originally uploaded by Bear Witness Pictures.

Aids Candlelight Vigil NYC is a memorial to all the people who died of HIV/AIDS, to show support for survivors in addition to support for those now afflicted with HIV/AIDS.

This was the 25th year that people have walked along St Christopher Street and held a service next to the Hudson River to remember friends and loved ones who have been affected by the AID pandemic.

I remember when the disease first was identified in the 80s as a young child. Its hard to believe that after nearly 30 years a real cure still seems a long way off.