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Vietnam Veteran Medal Throwing Protest

On April 23, 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War staged what was arguably "one of the most dramatic and influential events of the antiwar movement" as hundreds of Vietnam veterans stepped up, one after another for three straight hours, angrily throwing their military medals, ribbons and discharge papers onto the steps of the U.S. Capitol.^[1] Sentiment ranged from praying "that time will forgive me and my brothers for what we did" to "I got a purple heart and I hope I get another one fighting these mother-fuckers." (Moser p.113)

^ Moser, Richard R. (1996). The New Winter Soldiers: Gi and Veteran Dissent During the Vietnam Era. Rutgers University Press. p. 113.

[1] Moser, Richard R. (1996). The New Winter Soldiers: Gi and Veteran Dissent During the Vietnam Era. Rutgers University Press. p. 113.

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