Thousands of veterans stand with Standing Rock

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On December 5th, thousands of veterans marched through blizzard conditions to the front lines at Standing Rock, adding their bodies and voices to the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, and to protect the Water Protectors.
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In early December, in an unprecedented show of solidarity, more than 2,000 U.S. military veterans converged in Standing Rock to form a human shield around Dakota Access pipeline Water Protectors. A contingent met with tribal elders in a forgiveness ceremony, apologizing for past and current crimes committed against indigenous people by th U.S. government. The veterans say there are millions of them who feel the same way. Many veterans have pledgedto go everywhere where something wrong is happening, where people struggle for survival while the government does nothing or is part of the problem.

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