Members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) were arrested and erroneously charged with inciting violence at the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami. They were all later acquitted after a lengthy and much publicized trial.
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The National Chicano Moratorium March was held to protest the Vietnam War and Latino journalist Ruben Salazar was killed.
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In 1968, soldiers incarcerated at the Long Binh Jail in South Vietnam rioted, destroying much of the stockade, injuring dozens, and killing one.
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Twenty anti-war protesters were arrested for breaking into selective service offices and destroying draft records.
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed without a single dissent in the House of Representatives, and only two no votes in the Senate, leading to increased U.S. aggression in Vietnam.
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The Fort Hood Three issued a public statement about their refusal to be sent to Vietnam.
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