parents of Marine accuse Bush of killing their son and 1,851 other troops

[Algorem]

Out of grief, activism on Iraq war

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Michael Sangiacomo
Plain Dealer Reporter

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The parents of Lance Cpl. Edward "Augie" Schroeder II, held a news conference in their front yard in Cleveland Tuesday to say that it's time for the American people to "stand up and shout their condemnation" of the war.

Noting that their Marine son would probably disagree with them, the couple asked Americans to tell Bush, their senators and representatives that:...

The parents said they support the effort of Cindy Sheehan in Crawford, Texas, the mother who is part of a new anti-war movement. Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, has camped out on the road to Bush's ranch since Aug. 6 and refuses to move until he agrees to meet with her.

"We consider her the Rosa Parks of the new movement opposing the Iraq war," said Rosemary Palmer, referring to the woman known as the mother of the civil rights movement. "We have to fight this war properly or get out."...

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