GI's parents protest 'war on the cheap' /Seattle Times

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Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M.

Danny Westneat / Times staff columnist
GI's parents protest 'war on the cheap'



When Teri and Houston Barclay's son went off to fight in Iraq, they didn't boast about it to neighbors.
They didn't put up a "Support the Troops" banner. There was no talk about how he was defending America's freedom.

Instead, the Barclays drove from their Duvall home to a park in Redmond, where they joined an anti-war rally.

Since then, this once apolitical couple has marched in more than 50 anti-war demonstrations. They've denounced the war on conservative talk radio, in letters to newspapers and on television.

Teri, the daughter of a Korean War vet, has not been an activist before. She and Houston, an accountant and son of a World War II vet, have become so vehemently opposed to the war that they continue to back the only presidential candidate who supports an immediate withdrawal of troops, Dennis Kucinich.

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