Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Sheehan is an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W.
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- Born in
- Inglewood
- Educated at
- University of California, Los AngelesCerritos College
- Awards
- 🏆 Thomas Merton Award🏆 American Peace Award🏆 Erik Bye's Memorial Prize🏆 Eugene V. Debs Award🏆 US Peace Prize
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1957
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