We're here to let the Democrats know that the grass roots and the anti-war movement elected them to create change.

% of the American public are with us. We're preaching to the choir, but the choir's not singing, if all of the 58% started singing, this war would end.

I can't speak for the other people whose children have died, but I can speak for my family and the other members of Gold Star Families for Peace. We believe we're honoring our children by working for peace.

If we stick together as an American people we can bring down the war criminals that are running our country right now.

I love my country. But how many more of our loved ones need to die in this senseless war?

We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and that's why we're in Iraq right now. Our leaders who get us into these messes are the ones who need to be held accountable.

I wake up every day feeling like today's the day to make a difference. I never question the correctness of what I'm doing or the need for it.