Arrests Made At Veterans Day Event

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http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/14567233/detail.html

Arrests Made At Veterans Day Event
City Hall Ceremony Sparks Controversy

POSTED: 5:33 pm EST November 11, 2007

BOSTON -- Several anti-war veterans were arrested Sunday when they protested their exclusion from a Veterans Day event outside Boston City Hall.

The Boston chapter of a group called Veterans for Peace estimated that 15 of its members and supporters were arrested when they refused to move away from the podium at an event sponsored by the American Legion. Boston Police said several arrests were made, but did not have an exact number.

"We're opposed to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we're opposed to the planned invasion of Iran," said Winston Warfield, a Vietnam War veteran and member of the group. "A lot of veterans view us as traitors."
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Warfield said the American Legion rejected their request to have a speaker at the event on City Hall Plaza. An after-hours call to the American Legion office in Boston was not immediately returned Sunday.
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[TomInTib]

1. One of DU's own was arrested.

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