“They’re using us, our service, to get away with war crimes!” Veterans disrupted a “Veteran Benefits and Resource Fair” at UChicago on Monday, after the program‘s opening remarks thanked arms dealer Boeing for their sponsorship. The protesters directly confronted Boeing executive Todd Bertulis over the firm’s profiteering from U.S. wars while Veterans Affairs benefits and caregivers’ union rights are slashed by VA secretary Doug Collins and the Trump administration. The protestors were dragged out by event security, with @vetsaboutface organizer even being placed in a chokehold.

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