Normal Life Over for Protesting Mother

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Normal Life Over for Protesting Mother

Saturday August 13, 2005 10:16 PM

By MARTHA MENDOZA

AP National Writer

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Before her son was killed in Iraq, before she began a peace vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch, before she became an icon of the anti-war movement and the face of grieving mothers, there was a time when Cindy Sheehan's life was, by all appearances, incredibly normal.

She grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles, and married her high school sweetheart, Patrick Sheehan. They had four babies, one almost every other year. They drove their growing clan in a huge, yellow station wagon nicknamed the ``BananaMobile.'' She volunteered at a Vacaville church and later, as the children grew, she worked there.

Normal life ended for Cindy Sheehan in April 2004, when her oldest son Casey, 24, a father of twin girls, was killed in Iraq.

First, she says, ``I was a Mom in deep shock and deep grief.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5208256,00.html

[rodeodance]

1. glad to see the Brits pick up this AP story.

[renate]

2. great to see this story

However, they're wrong about how Casey was the father of twin girls, I believe.

[LisaL]

4. I don't think Casey was married or had any children either.

Looks like they screwed up on that.
Casey wanted to get married and have children, but he never got that chance. He also wanted to be a deacon.
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:1LxjYp8UzZYJ:www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/38/10216+casey+sheehan+married&hl=en

[WatchWhatISay]

6. Yes, I thought I heard his Mom say on TV

the other day that he was a virgin. I thought it was kind of a mistake for her to say that on tv, but in my book she's allowed to make a few.

[flordehinojos]

7. cindy sheehan said that her son died a virgin because he believed in doing

the right thing--and while some of the guys would taunt him to go and have sex with a girl, he'd always say no, not until he was married.

[HockeyMom]

3. Perhaps she should run for public office?

It brings to my mind, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy who lost her husband and her son severely wounded by Colin Ferguson. She become an advocate for gun control, but expanded that to become a very good Rep. and was elected to a second term.

Maybe Cindy can do the same and use her experience to promote her cause too; fighting the neocons.

[flordehinojos]

8. yes, she should after she brings down the bush dictatorship and the host

of cockroaches that surround him.

[Ignoramus]

5. Vacaville.... hmmm.

Isn't that the place where all the communists come from?

Have you heard of Communists Of the World?

Vacaville means COW village, in spanish.

Oh, this is sarcastic, by the way.

[bribri16]

9. Her "normal life" was over when she lost her son. n./t

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10. Normal Life Over for Protesting Mother

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050814/ap_on_re_us/peace_mom

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By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer 1 hour, 29 minutes ago

VACAVILLE, Calif. - Before her son was killed in
Iraq, before she began a peace vigil outside
President Bush's Texas ranch, before she became an icon of the anti-war movement and the face of grieving mothers, there was a time when Cindy Sheehan's life was, by all appearances, incredibly normal.

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that picture....

on edit, can't get pic to post...click the link

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11. pic

the one I was trying to post




That just slugs me right in the stomach, knocking all the words out.