Together they lit each luminary, one by one. Members of Tallahassee's "It's Time To Come Home" organization commemorated this four year anniversary with 3,500 candle lights, one for each soldier who has died on the battlefield.

"There have been about 3,500 people killed and this is a fabulous way to see just how many people 3,500 is," said Susan Mau, an "It's Time To Come Home" member.

"It's amazing to me that we can ring this entire lake with bags and still have quite a few left over representing all the fallen soldiers in Iraq" said Susan Morley, another "It's Time To Come Home" member.

With the names and ages of each soldier killed written on the bags, they say their message is clear: it's time to bring the troops home.

"I'm absolutely convinced that what we're doing is going in the wrong direction, we are on a dead end street, we have to change our policy and being a part of this is a way to do that," said Walter Moore, a local resident.

"I'm interested in getting the troops home. I don't think we're doing any good over there, and I think we're making more enemies everyday by killing innocent people," said Ray Bellamy, a local resident.

But for others, this four year anniversary is just a reminder of the job the military was set out to do, and some believe giving up now isn't the answer.

"I wasn't particularly for the war to begin with, but now that we've gone in I don't think it would really be responsible to pull out. I'm definitely more supportive of the troops than I am of the war, but I just think it would be completely irresponsible to pull out right now," shared Sam Myrick, a local resident.

Many hoping that will happen sooner, rather than later.