So we did...
Sadly, I wasn't in DC yet at that time. I was still in Turkey, courtesy of the USAF. I ended up in the DC area, though, the next year and fell into the anti-war movement very soon after getting there. At the time, I was assigned to the NSA building, still in the USAF, doing things I can't mention, but my off hours were spent in DC helping with planning, organization, and publicity for upcoming anti-war events.
I met a lot of the stars of the movement during that time, but still regret not being part of the levitation. Surely, had I been there, the building would have risen indeed!
The pinnacle of my anti-war days was appearing at the front of a Pentagon protest, wearing my USAF uniform and holding a large sign. I realized that I was at a good deal of risk, in terms of my USAF service, but nothing bad came of it for me. I was part of a group arrest and was herded into a building with everyone else. When ID was demanded of me, I presented my NSA building security badge, thinking I would be compounding my crime and get to experience the just deserts of my civil disobedience.
But no. I was escorted to a side door in the room I was in, and found myself suddenly outdoors and free to go. The magic of an NSA security badge, I suppose.
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