Protest in Crawford, Texas
On August 7, 2005, the group arrived in Crawford, Texas in a bus provided by Veterans for Peace, painted red, white and blue with the words "Veterans For Peace Impeachment Tour" on it and demanded to talk with President Bush. Prior to arriving at Crawford, the group had been in Dallas attending a Veterans for Peace convention.
In recognition of the action and continual opposition to the US-led war in Iraq, in 2006 Gold Star Families for Peace and Cindy Sheehan were awarded the 'Domestic Human Rights Award' by Global Exchange, an international human rights organization based in San Francisco.
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