1.  Who is Diane Ibbotson?  For what reason did she go to Washington D.C. this weekend?  How many other family members of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan joined Mrs. Ibbotson in Washington?
For what reason did these families form the group Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission?

2.  For photos of the anti-war protest and also the pro-troops rally click here.  How would you describe each: the anti-war and the pro-troops groups?

3.  The majority of families support the military's missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-Cindy Sheehan lost a son in Iraq and opposes the war vocally.
-Gary Qualls is a father who lost his son in Iraq.  He removed a cross with his son's name on it from Cindy's "Camp Casey" in Crawford Texas near President Bush's ranch.
-The anti-war protesters replaced it two more times.
-Other parents and spouses who support the troops' mission have repeatedly told Ms. -Sheehan's group to leave their deceased son's/husband's name out of the protests and were ignored.
*Why do you think that the media (mainstream media) chooses to focus on Cindy Sheehan's anti-war group and gives very little coverage to the majority of military families?
*To check the number of reports on Cindy Sheehan vs. Gary Qualls, google each name in " ".  How many results come up for each name?

4.  Mr. Qualls has set up a memorial fund for his son Louis.  What adjectives would you use to describe Louis Qualls?  What characteristics does Mr. Qualls display?

5. To read about Casey Sheehan, click here.  What adjectives would you use to describe Casey Sheehan? How does this contrast with what his mother says? (click here for Mrs. Sheehan's comments.)

6.  For what reasons do each of the following people "support the troops and their mission"? Mike Broomhead, Andrius Vaitekunas, Steve Golding, Jesse Kaveh.
What can you do to support the troops? (See some examples below.)

• A Million Thanks
• Any Soldier
• Operation First Response