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87-Year-Old Veteran Arrested Protesting Military Parade

6/20/2025

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Eighty-seven-year-old veteran John Spitzberg was arrested at a Capitol protest against a military parade, bravely crossing a police line to aid fellow veterans. Now back in Florida, he remains undeterred by health challenges, passionately denouncing the parade as disrespectful and pledging to champion future protests for his fellow servicemen.

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Eighty-seven-year-old veteran John Spitzberg was arrested at a Capitol protest against a military parade, bravely crossing a police line to aid fellow veterans. Now back in Florida, he remains undeterred by health challenges, passionately denouncing the parade as disrespectful and pledging to champion future protests for his fellow servicemen.