11 mothers on 11 Mile protest war
BY MARTHA WOOD
STAFF WRITER
More than 200 people lined 11 Mile last Sunday on the anniversary of the fall of the World Trade Center to protest the presidential administration's policies since that fateful event on Sept. 11, 2001. Speakers at the "11 Mothers on 11 Mile" vigil raged against the war in Iraq. And through protest signs, anti-war songs and poetry, those in attendance echoed their support.
One lone protester to the vigil stood on the opposite corner of 11 Mile and Woodward with a sign that read, "Liberals encourage terrorists."
Passing cars honked in support of the anti-war protesters. And many drivers used peace and thumbs up signs signaling approval to the activists' signs that read "Bring our troops home" and "No more war." One sign had a picture of President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney behind bars along with the caption, "I have a dream."
Three speakers from the "Bring Them Home Now Tour" spoke at the vigil. The "Bring Them Home Now Tour" is a national, three-bus tour featuring various groups of veterans and military family members who are against the war in Iraq.
Stacy Bannerman of Kent, Wa. was one of the speakers from the "Bring Them Home Now Tour." A member of "Military Families Speak Out," Bannerman has been with her group since the end of 2003.
She joined the group when her husband, a member of the Army National Guard, was "put on alert" that he would be going to Iraq. Her husband spent eight months in Iraq.
For that, she is angry.
"The National Guard is supposed to serve one weekend a month and serve their community. It is intended as a supplemental force to active duty. But 50 percent of our troops in Iraq are National Guard and reservists," she said. "They have been terribly misused." >>>continued
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STAFF WRITER
More than 200 people lined 11 Mile last Sunday on the anniversary of the fall of the World Trade Center to protest the presidential administration's policies since that fateful event on Sept. 11, 2001. Speakers at the "11 Mothers on 11 Mile" vigil raged against the war in Iraq. And through protest signs, anti-war songs and poetry, those in attendance echoed their support.
One lone protester to the vigil stood on the opposite corner of 11 Mile and Woodward with a sign that read, "Liberals encourage terrorists."
Passing cars honked in support of the anti-war protesters. And many drivers used peace and thumbs up signs signaling approval to the activists' signs that read "Bring our troops home" and "No more war." One sign had a picture of President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney behind bars along with the caption, "I have a dream."
Three speakers from the "Bring Them Home Now Tour" spoke at the vigil. The "Bring Them Home Now Tour" is a national, three-bus tour featuring various groups of veterans and military family members who are against the war in Iraq.
Stacy Bannerman of Kent, Wa. was one of the speakers from the "Bring Them Home Now Tour." A member of "Military Families Speak Out," Bannerman has been with her group since the end of 2003.
She joined the group when her husband, a member of the Army National Guard, was "put on alert" that he would be going to Iraq. Her husband spent eight months in Iraq.
For that, she is angry.
"The National Guard is supposed to serve one weekend a month and serve their community. It is intended as a supplemental force to active duty. But 50 percent of our troops in Iraq are National Guard and reservists," she said. "They have been terribly misused." >>>continued
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