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The Berkeley City Council voted early Wednesday to rescind a previous vote that said Marine recruiters are "not welcome in this city," but held tight to its anti-war stance.
An American flag was set aflame outside the City Council chambers by Obama supporters, damaging a pair of bicycles, police said.
Debbie Lee, whose son Marc was the first Navy SEAL to die in the Iraq war, demanded an apology from the council.
"My son gave up his life for you," Lee told the council as she clutched his framed picture.
"I'm appalled at what you did," she said, referring to the council's vote on Marine recruiters.
"It's despicable what you said about our military," said another military mom, Debbie Parrish. Her son, Victor, currently serves in Iraq.
"It's very, very sad. Shame on you."
Protesters with Code Pink have been camped outside the Marine recruiting office on Shattuck Avenue for the last four months, singing peace songs and chanting slogans for an end to the Iraq war.
An American flag was set aflame outside the City Council chambers by Obama supporters, damaging a pair of bicycles, police said.
Debbie Lee, whose son Marc was the first Navy SEAL to die in the Iraq war, demanded an apology from the council.
"My son gave up his life for you," Lee told the council as she clutched his framed picture.
"I'm appalled at what you did," she said, referring to the council's vote on Marine recruiters.
"It's despicable what you said about our military," said another military mom, Debbie Parrish. Her son, Victor, currently serves in Iraq.
"It's very, very sad. Shame on you."
Protesters with Code Pink have been camped outside the Marine recruiting office on Shattuck Avenue for the last four months, singing peace songs and chanting slogans for an end to the Iraq war.
