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War Veterans Protest, Throw Their Medals at NATO Summit!
- Published_at:2012-05-21
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:TheSecretStore
- tags: Occupy NATO, Nato Chicago Vets, Veterans Throw Medals, Veterans Toss medals, NATO summit, NATO Veterans, NATO Chicago, War Veterans Return Medals, War veterans Toss Medals, U.S Army Nato, Scott Olsen, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wallstreet, OccupyCanada, U.S Military, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, War on Terror lies, Iraq Veterans Against the war
- description: Uploaded by http://www.facebook.com/OccupyCanada May 20, 2012 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans at an anti-NATO rally in Chicago threw their service medals into the street on Sunday, an action they said symbolized their rejection of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. source: http://news.yahoo.com/veterans-symbolically-discard-medals-anti-nato-rally-235355143.html (Reuters News) "Veterans symbolically discard service medals at anti-NATO rally - Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans at an anti-NATO rally in Chicago threw their service medals into the street on Sunday, an action they said symbolized their rejection of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. LaPorte, a 28-year-old mechanical engineer from Milwaukee, said he enlisted in the Army at 19 because he felt there were few other options. At the time, he could not afford to stay in college." "I witnessed civilian casualties and civilians being arrested in what I consider an illegal occupation of a sovereign nation," LaPorte said. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/20/us-nato-summit-veterans-idUSBRE84J0D520120520 Iraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Away Their Medals Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Iraq-Afghan-War-Vets-Toss-Away-Their-Medals-152219535.html#ixzz1vV7Aag6A Iraq War Veterans Throw Medals Away During NATO Summit http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/14/iraq-war-veteran-to-throw-medals-away-during-nato-summit/ War vets plan to confront NATO generals, return war medals The protesters claim the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are based on lies and failed policies. They say the wars have cost hundreds of thousands of lives and consumed trillions of dollars which, they say, could have been spent on schools, clinics and social programs at home. source: http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-war-vets-plan-to-confront-nato-generals-return-war-medals-20120520,0,6157717.story Courtesy/Video Credits: http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-war-vets-plan-to-confront-nato-generals-return-war-medals-20120520,0,6157717.story http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Iraq-Afghan-War-Vets-Toss-Away-Their-Medals-152219535.html War veterans give back medals at NATO Summit "ogarstyle" WGN Chicago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omDvDny-b2g Occupy Oaklands Scott Olsen Throwing Away His Medals "JadedMusicFan" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpaPnEd9m-c Marine Vet, Scott Olsen who was severely injured when he was hit in the head with a tear gas canister during an Occupy Oakland event in 2011. Appeared at the No NATO event, honoring Veterans who chose to throw away their medals they were awarded for their service in the military. This Video is not for profit, It is shared/used for the purpose of research, criticism, review and news reporting under the fair dealing exceptions 29, 29.1 and 29.2 of the Canadian Copyright Act (R.S.1985 c, C-42) http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-42/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-42.html
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