Daddis
Among the most disturbing revelations about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was the discovery that veterans of the U.S. armed forces were among the insurrectionists. Any veterans who ransacked the legislative offices at least one of whom has been accused of intending to take hostages were violating their oaths to the Constitution in new and appalling ways.
Fifty years ago this week, another group of veterans marched on the U.S. Capitol. The disparities are stark. Instead of engaging in criminal behavior, these far more principled veterans in 1971 were participating in peaceful dissent.
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