those who care

A partial list of those who are either already in Crawford with Ms. Sheehan or are on their way includes:

* Jean Prewitt of Birmingham, Alabama, whose son Private Kelly Prewitt was killed in action on April 6, 2003.

* Linda and Phil Waste of Hinesville, Georgia, who have three sons and two grandchildren (a grandson and a granddaughter) on active duty in the military. Together, the five have already spent a total of more than 57 months on tours of duty in Iraq. Several of these children/grandchildren are currently serving in Iraq, and have served extended and multiple deployments.

* Barbara Porchia of Camden, Arkansas, whose son, Army Reservist Private 1st Class Jonathan Cheatham, was killed in action in Baghdad on July 26, 2003.

* Sue Niederer of Pennington, New Jersey, is a co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace. Her son, 1st Lieutenant Seth Dvorin, was killed in action near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on February 3, 2004.

* Mimi Evans of Hyannis, Massachusetts, plans to arrive in Crawford next week. Mimi’s son serves in the Marines and will be deployed to Fallujah in the next two weeks.

* Bill Mitchell of Atascadero, California, has already arrived in Crawford. Bill’s son, Sgt. Michael Mitchell, was killed in action in Sadr City on April 4, 2004, along with Cindy Sheehan’s son Casey. Bill is a co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace.