strib: Anti-war protest draws more than 1,000

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Anti-war protest draws more than 1,000

Joy Powell
Star Tribune
Published August 18, 2005

Tears streaming, Catherine Statz, a nurse from St. Paul, stood on the Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge on Wednesday evening with more than 1,000 other war protesters. Her sister, Patricia Statz, 41, was killed Sept. 11, 2001, while working at the Pentagon as a civilian employee with the U.S. Army.

Since then, her family has come to believe that her death and the deaths of thousands of others have been exploited.

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Organizers said there were nearly 1,200 of them. They held candles and placards on the bridge to show their support for the mother of a slain soldier who is holding a vigil near President Bush's ranch in Texas. The vigil was one of dozens in the metro area arranged by MoveOn.org, a website that organized similar protests across the nation.

From Stillwater to Eden Prairie to Minneapolis, thousands of people turned out to show they stand behind the cause of Cindy Sheehan, whose controversial stakeout at "Camp Casey" is drawing national attention.

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http://www.startribune.com/stories/1762/5566189.html

[otohara]

1. Nice Picture

thanks for posting

[Cha]

2. Very Poignant

story in the first paragraph..sounds like beautiful ceremonies all across the nation.

I know ours was in upper state New York.

Thank you, Cindy Sheehan for putting a face on this massacre.