"No NATO, No War": US Vets Return Medals at NATO Summit
Democracy Now broadcast from Chicago, site of the largest NATO
summit in the war organization’s six-decade history.
On Sunday, May 20th a remarkable thing happened: Veterans of the US wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as members of Afghans for Peace, led a peace march of thousands.
On Sunday, May 20th a remarkable thing happened: Veterans of the US wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as members of Afghans for Peace, led a peace march of thousands.
Civilian peace activist (palestina.tumblr.com) |
The soldiers themselves are given a chance to speak. They raise their voices one by one as they reject and return their medals one by
one from the stage.
Vets, act like hippies, we'll treat you like hippies! |
He seemed to speak for all peace-loving Americans when he added, "I am deeply sorry for the destruction that we have caused in those countries and around the globe." More
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