Vigils Calling for End to Iraq War Begin (AP)

CRAWFORD, Texas - As the sun dipped behind the pastures around the campsite near
President Bush's ranch, more than 200 people clutched candles and gathered silently around a flag-draped coffin.

The vigil calling for an end to the war in
Iraq was among hundreds nationwide Wednesday, part of an effort spurred by Cindy Sheehan's anti-war protest in memory of her son Casey, killed in Iraq last year.

"For the more than 1,800 who have come home this way in flag-draped coffins, each one ... was a son or a daughter, not cannon fodder to be used so recklessly," Sheehan said. "Each one is a valuable human life that is missed so desperately."

AP Photo: Mike Murphy sings a protest song as he attends a candle light vigil in support...

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