Candlelight vigils held nationwide to protest war (Boston Herald)

[Ian David]

Candlelight vigils held nationwide to protest war
By Associated Press
Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Updated: 08:36 AM EST

CRAWFORD, Texas - As the sun dipped behind pastures around the makeshift campsite near President Bush's ranch, more than 200 people silently clutched candles and gathered around a flag-draped coffin.

The vigil calling for an end to the war in Iraq was among hundreds nationwide Wednesday, part of an effort spurred by Cindy Sheehan's anti-war protest in memory of her son Casey, who died in Iraq last year.

``For the more than 1,800 who have come home this way in flag-draped coffins, each one ... was a son or a daughter, not cannon fodder to be used so recklessly,'' Sheehan said. ``Each one is a valuable human life that is missed so desperately.''

More than 1,600 vigils were held from coast to coast, drawing tens of thousands of people, according to the organizers, liberal advocacy groups MoveOn.org, TrueMajority and Democracy for America. A vigil was also held at Paris' Peace Wall, a glass monument near the Eiffel Tower that says ``peace'' in 32 languages.

Oh, gawd. Look at the picture they chose to run...


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