Families Of War Dead: Cindy Wrong [View All]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/18/earlyshow/main784263.shtml

Families Of War Dead: Cindy Wrong

(CBS) While Cindy Sheehan continues her anti-war protests outside of President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, there are many others personally affected by the fighting in Iraq who support the president, and the war.

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"He's very sincere, he's very caring and very compassionate," observes Ellen Thornton. "You can tell that he struggles every day with the loss of life."

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Linnie Blankenbecler took her daughter into the makeshift grieving room that same day, and was surprised at the reaction she got: "He's very touchy. He hugs. He hugged me. He hugged my daughter, and he cried. He cried for my husband, too."

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Speaking of a cross in a field of hundreds honoring Iraq war dead, Blankenbecler told Cowan, "When she put that cross up, with my husband's name on it, that's when she crossed the line."