On April 22, 1971, Vietnam veteran Lt. John Kerry at the 1971 Mayday antiwar demonstration at the US Capitol.
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Ken Hawkins / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
JCR06EFile size:
26.4 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3600 x 2562 px | 30.5 x 21.7 cm | 12 x 8.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 April 1971Location:
United States Capitol, East Capitol Street Northeast, Washington, D.C., DC, USAMore information:
On April 22, 1971, Vietnam veteran Lt. John Kerry became the first Vietnam veteran to testify before Congress about the war, when he appeared before a Senate committee hearing on proposals relating to ending the war. Kerry is shown here speaking on the U.S. Capitol steps the day after his testimony - April 23, 1971 - as he participated in a demonstration with thousands of other veterans in which he and other veterans threw their medals and ribbons over a fence erected at the front steps of the United States Capitol building to dramatize their opposition to the war. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -