Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront USA [10/11]' (Vietnam veterans protest, April 19–23, 1971, at 49:57)

(Friday, April 23, 1971; during the Vietnam War) — About 700 veterans of the Vietnam War marched past the United States Capitol today and bitterly flung away battle decorations which they now regard as symbols of wasted suffering in an unjust war.

The event, organized by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, led by former U.S. Navy Lieutenant and future U.S. Senator John F. Kerry, concluded a week-long protest against continued U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.