“The “You Don’t Speak for Me Cindy” caravan left a San Francisco radio station Monday en route to Crawford, where a rally and vigil will be held on Saturday.
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The rally will be held from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at the Crawford Community Center.
The vigil will be held at dusk in front of the sculpture, “Freedoms Angel of Steadfast Love,” which is dedicated to victims of the 9/11 attacks.
The focus of the rally, however, wasn't in Central Texas as the caravan headed out Monday.
Cindy Sheehan returned to California last Thursday after learning her mother had suffered a stroke.
Sheehan spent almost two weeks camped out along a rural roadside, demanding a meeting with the vacationing President Bush about the death of her 24-year-old son, Casey, a 1st Cavalry Division soldier who was killed in 2004 in Iraq.
Organizers of the rally expressed sorrow about the illness, but said the demonstration will proceed as planned.
“The issue here is the fact that the service members and their families have not had their voices heard during the past weeks of Ms. Sheehan’s vigil,” a message posted on the group’s Web site said.
“They support the troops and the mission they are serving in,” the group said.
Over the weekend, a group of Bush supporters set up their own camp in downtown Crawford named “Fort Qualls” in honor of Temple Marine Lance Cpl. Louis Qualls, 20, who was killed in action in Iraq last year.
About 150 people visited “Fort Qualls” over the weekend.
Meanwhile the anti-war protesters were entertained Saturday by longtime activist Steve Earle and on Sunday by 60s anti-war activist Joan Baez.
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