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Thousands Rally At Camp Casey in Crawford Texas

HeadlineAug 29, 2005

In Crawford, Texas, the anti-war vigil led by Cindy Sheehan has entered its 24th day outside President Bush’s 1,600 acre estate. Over the weekend thousands of military families, veterans and anti-war activists gathered for the final weekend of the vigil. Former U.S. diplomat Ann Wright — who has been running much of Camp Casey — is now estimating that up to 10,000 people have visited the camp since the vigil was launched on Aug. 6. This is Iraq War veteran Sean O’Neill: “I know too many good men that died out there who left behind families, widows, children that will grow up without their fathers. And for what?”

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