Arrests Made at Boston Veterans Day Event When Antiwar Group Refuses to Move Away From Podium [View All]

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Arrests Made at Boston Veterans Day Event When Antiwar Group Refuses to Move Away From Podium

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AP News

Nov 12, 2007 10:34 EST

Several anti-war veterans were arrested when they protested their exclusion from a Veterans Day event by refusing to move away from a podium.



The Boston chapter of a group called Veterans for Peace estimated 15 of its members and supporters were arrested Sunday at the event sponsored by the American Legion. Boston Police said several arrests were made, but did not have an exact number. The detainees were later released on bail.

"We're opposed to the U.S. invasion of Iraq; we're opposed to the planned invasion of Iran," said group member Winston Warfield, a Vietnam War veteran. "A lot of veterans view us as traitors."

Warfield said the American Legion rejected their request to have a speaker at the event, which took place outside City Hall. A call to the American Legion office in Boston was not immediately returned Monday...


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