There was room at the inn for seven travelers who knocked on the door of Pastor Sandra Moore-Levy. The pastor of the Community United Methodist Church of East Norwich answered the knock on Wednesday evening, July 15, and welcomed a group of seven strangers into her parsonage.

The travelers were taking part in Stonewalk, a project of The Peace Abbey and The Life Experience School for Children with Disabilities and is co-sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Veterans for Peace, the Women's Action for New Directions and the World Society for the Protection of Animals. They have created a memorial stone for the "Unknown Civilians Killed in War."

They are hoping to place the memorial stone in an appropriate site near the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. It takes an act of Congress to place a memorial there.

They started their walk at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts on July 4 on the way to Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 6, the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.

On Wednesday afternoon they were in Huntington where they had a memorial service on Park Avenue. They were slowly walking up Cold Spring Harbor Hill, said Walter Karppi. He rode by trying to take a photograph of the group but there was nowhere to stop his car.

"The police cars, in front and behind the procession, were keeping pace with the walkers," he said.

Karl Schlotterbeck, Stonewalk coordinator said the group was supposed to go a bit further up the road to the United Reform Church of Brookville for their stopover. "But, we couldn't make it. We were exhausted and Minister Sandy was very warm and welcoming."

The group asked for a place to park their camper for the night.

"She allowed us to shower upstairs. She cooked some food for us and was very hospitable," said Mr. Schlotterbeck. He was talking on his cellular phone from Maplewood, New Jersey on Monday, July 19.

"In the morning, she said a prayer with us over the memorial stone and sent us on our way with a blessing. It was a wonderful experience. We were greatly refreshed by it," he said.

Some of the people from the town helped us get it on the road the next morning, he said.

"It was a nice moment for us."

Nori Cerny of Roslyn joined up with the group at the corner of Route 25A and 106 in East Norwich. (She is looking into the camera in the photograph.) "From there, I stopped just before the diner on Great Neck Road and Northern Boulevard," she said.

Friday they went from Nassau County to Queens County at 158 St. and Northern Boulevard. That is considered Flushing.

On Saturday, her husband joined the group. They started at 6:30 a.m. down Northern Boulevard, past Shea Stadium and Jackson Heights and all the way over the bridge.

He told her, "What was wonderful, is that on Saturday, a group of Buddhist monks bowed to everyone and then played their drums to create a beat for the walkers."

"I drove in on Saturday to welcome them to the Cathedral at St. Patrick's," said Ms. Cerny.

She enjoyed her experience with Stonewalk. "It was so exhilarating to be part of this. On Saturday, after being at St. Patrick's' they wheeled the monument to Strawberry Fields in Central Park: the memorial to John Lennon. Then they housed it at the UN for 24 hours."

On Sunday they held an all day vigil at the United Nations. "People came by and we explained what the stone was for," said Karl Schlotterbeck.

"They left Monday at 3 a.m to go through the Lincoln Tunnel to avoid traffic. It was the only time they allowed them to do it," said Ms. Cerny.

The walk itself was interesting, she said. There were 14 people pulling with her. They changed places so they got to talk to each other and learn where they were from and why they were walking.

For her part, she said she was there because, "I have two children and have total sympathy and empathy for all who have lost their lives, especially those who have nothing to do with war.

"I made the statement as a mother and as a United States citizen - and idealistically. I would like there never to be another war especially for my children and grandchildren.

"I am a guidance counselor at Schreiber High School in Port Washington so I am very involved with the kids. If there were a war, my seniors would go to war and that would be horrific," said Ms. Cerny.

Ms. Cerny was especially pleased to be able to talk to the press. She said the recent tragedy - the loss of John Kennedy Jr., his wife and sister-in-law wiped the march out of the media's focus. "It was another obstacle for the march," she said. "But we are all mourning, too. It is so sad." Still, she said, "I was so proud to be part of Stonewalk."

Mr. Schlotterbeck, when asked, "How was it going through Long Island?" answered, "It was just like the geography - a lot of ups and downs.

"There was a great reception in Port Jefferson. In Huntington the City Council came out to greet us. We met a lot of people along the way. It was a good experience," he said. They especially appreciated finding "room at the inn" in East Norwich, thanks to Pastor Sandy.