Approximately 60 Protesters Arrested During Veterans' Demonstration at Capitol
TL;DR
Sixty people, including a Vietnam veteran using a walker, were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police during a protest against the military parade and government spending, with veterans criticizing the parade as a distraction from social issues and condemning the deployment of troops in cities, asserting their service was to defend the Constitution.
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