I see it as my duty, my responsibility to speak out for the liberty in this country affords me, ... I believe this is a way to respect the Army that Matthew loved. We should expect our leaders use it respectfully.

I don't just want to talk about goals. I know we can get there. We simply can't wait.

I'm pro-choice, but I adopted eight children. I support our current gun laws, but I have a close relationship with my .30-06 Model 70 Winchester [rifle] with a dot Weaver scope that my father gave me in 1958. I'm a citizen volunteer. I've farmed for eight years. I'm a business owner. I support transit and I'm from rural Minnesota.

Military and Gold Star Families will remain in Crawford throughout the month or until we meet with President Bush. We hope Cindy can return here, but if she is unable to, we are determined to continue to uphold the call for a meeting and an end to the war. The questions Cindy has for President Bush are the same questions thousands of mothers and families across the country have.

But mostly we're just going to support Cindy,

Our children are dying and I think it's time to go support Cindy and see if Bush will come out and we can say, 'President Bush, what is the mission exactly?' Truth has been shifting all around and I think we need to rejoin the world community and not occupy another nation,