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More Military Families Join Cindy Sheehan in Texas

HeadlineAug 10, 2005

In Texas, more military families are heading to Crawford to join Cindy Sheehan in an ongoing vigil in Crawford where President Bush is vacationing. Sheehan has threatened to stay in Crawford until the president agrees to meet with her. Sheehan’s son Casey died last year in Iraq. He was 24 years old. Military families from Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama, Missouri, Georgia and Arkansas are expected to join Sheehan at the vigil site. “He doesn’t have any children in harm’s way. You know, if there are more soldiers and marines killed today, it’s not going to worry him if one of them is his daughter,” said Sheehan. “I mean, he’s insulated. He’s safe. Nobody in this administration has to worry about their children. And if I have to stay out here all month in this heat, it’s nothing compared to what our soldiers are going through or what the people of Iraq are going through.”

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