War Protesters End Thanksgiving Vigil
Dozens of war protesters packed up their tents and left their campsite in a field near President Bush’s ranch, vowing to return at Easter for a third vigil if U.S. troops were still in Iraq.
The weeklong protest, which coincided with Bush’s Thanksgiving holiday visit at his ranch near Waco, drew about 200 people. It was a continuation of the August demonstration led by Northern California resident Cindy Sheehan, whose son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, died in Iraq last year.
Protesters credit the summer vigil, which they say attracted about 12,000 people over 26 days, with shifting views on the war.
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