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Lt. John Kerry Speaks at Mayday Demonstrations

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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 as he prepares to speak 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. - © Ken Hawkins/ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Mayday 1971
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.<br /> Kerry is shown here as he prepares to speak 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. - © Ken Hawkins/ALL RIGHTS RESERVED