The 'Obama eagle': Lost his son in Iraq, now he wants the troops home

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The 'Obama eagle': Lost his son in Iraq, now he wants the troops home
Submitted by Chad on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 9:11am. Be-Elected


picture courtesy of me. I took this picture.

I spent the weekend wandering Indiana, focusing on the Obama-Clinton matchup. There were many good stories from the Hoosier state. This is one of them. -- Chad

It was a nice spring day in South Bend, Indiana. Sunny and warm can be the ticket to spending the day doing a number of activities. But Jesse Cao was standing outside in downtown South Bend all day in an eagle costume holding an Obama sign. All day.

I drove by about 4-5 times, seeing him out there. Finally, I had to ask what his reason for standing out there.

Cao told me his son, a 1st Lieutenant, died in Iraq 3 years ago. And he was out there to work to being his friends home from the war. He said we should focus on Afghanistan.

I asked him how the reaction had been. He said tons of people were honking and stopping by during the 4 days he had been out there.

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http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/election08/166