Veterans Plan To Return Medals During NATO Summit Protest
CHICAGO (CBS) – Several veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan plan to hold a ceremony during a protest of the NATO summit on Sunday, and return their service medals to the NATO generals.
WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports the veterans feel conflicted about their plan to return their service medals, but they feel they must. They plan to give back their medals during the large anti-NATO protest scheduled for the first day of the summit on May 20.
“Every veteran that’s taking this step, I think, is taking a large step outside of anyone’s service zone,” said Iraq War veteran Aaron Hughes.
Hughes said he’s proud of serving his country, but not of the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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