Protestors Unveil Monument Honoring Sheehan

AP ^ | Nov. 25, 2005 | Angel K. Brown

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Protestors Unveil Monument Honoring Sheehan By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago

CRAWFORD, Texas - Anti-war demonstrators, back in Crawford to protest during President Bush's holiday vacation, unveiled a stone monument Friday with the words "Sheehan's Stand" in honor of the woman who inspired their efforts.

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Cindy Sheehan, who staged a 26-day protest outside Bush's ranch in August, cried when she saw the 2-foot-high sandstone marker.

On the other side of the rectangular slab is the word "Why!" and names of more than two dozen soldiers whose families were part of the vigil. The name of Sheehan's 24-year-old son, Casey, is among them.

"Nobody knew what was going to happen, and we made up Camp Casey as we went along, and it grew and grew and grew," said Sheehan, of Berkeley, Calif. "We're here to say that the killing has to stop, that we're not going to justify any more killing on our losses."

The artist who carved the 1,200-pound monument, Ron Teska of Wind Ridge, Pa., drove to Crawford the last week of the protest with the stone slab in the back of his pickup. He spent about 45 hours carving it.

The marker was placed at the Crawford Peace House, which opened downtown a month after the war began in March 2003. An anti-war rally was planned for Saturday and an interfaith service Sunday.

Several Bush supporters also gathered in Crawford on Friday with a sign reading: "The price of freedom is not free." Hundreds were expected to attend a pro-Bush rally Saturday.

"I disagree with her claims that the president is a murderer and a liar," said James Vergauwen of Windthorst. "When you're at war, you need to be at war as a whole country and not as a divided country."

[digger48]

In case you need to purge your leftover turkey dinner.....

[digger48]

sorry, no picture. 45 minutes to carve?

[July 4th]

There's not enough urine in the world...

[AZRepublican]

Talk about a Sheehan burnout.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I also had a monument to her, but I flushed it.

[injin]

the other neighbors ought to erect a Cindy Sheethan Memorial outhouse....

I can't believe the folks around there tolerate this .

[digger48]

Well, it said 2 foot high and 1200 pounds. I guess sis is a little taller than that, but pound for pound, I don't know....

[FlingWingFlyer]

Casey Sheehan is killed in Iraq and "the bit*h in the ditch" gets the statue. Nice. Somebody's priorities are really ------ up. Hippies stink.

God Bless Casey Sheehan.

[perfect stranger]

The article says 45 hours, not minutes.

[TASMANIANRED]

btt

[digger48]

At least we know where the urinal is at the Peace House.

[ARCADIA]

I also had a monument to her, but I flushed it.

I think this monument is made of the same material.

[The Fop]

You can get a free miniature version of it when you purchase a copy of the "Rock Against Bush Xmas Album". Order Now!!

[digger48]

sorry, my bad.

[TASMANIANRED]

Sheehan's stand

[decal]

The Barking Moonbats (BM for short) better find a good place to hide it, because someone will make a BBQ pit out of it five minutes after they leave.

[digger48]

I think this monument is made of the same material.

Cindy sure is!

[new yorker 77]

It is a good height for peeing.

[cripplecreek]

Gee lets hope the caretakers don't lose this like they lost Caseys boots.