We are Veterans, We are the 99%: Veterans March in Support of Occupy Wall Street
published by carjos24 on 11/02/11 4:43pm
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Today Veterans of the 99% marched on Wall Street, announcing their support for the 99% and the occupations popping up around the country. The march began at Vietnam Veterans Plaza, passed in front of the New York Stock Exchange, and ended at Liberty Plaza, the heart of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Veterans stopped the march at Trinity Church in order to hold a moment of silence in honor of their injured brother Scott Olsen.
Veterans marched carrying signs reading, "I Am a Veteran, and I am the 99%" and "Still Serving My Country".
Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War marched to draw attention to the ways veterans have been negatively affected by the economic and social issues raised by the growing movement.
The veterans hope the march will help encourage more veterans’ and service members’ to take an active role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
