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Mother Who Lost Son In Iraq Disrupts First Lady Speech

HeadlineSep 17, 2004

A mother of a soldier killed in Iraq was arrested yesterday at a campaign stop by Laura Bush in New Jersey after she interrupted the First Lady’s speech. The woman, Sue Niederer, was wearing a t-shirt that read “President Bush, You Killed My Son.” The shirt bore a picture of her son Army Lt. Seth Dvorin who was killed in February. He was 24 years old.

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