On April 22, 1971, Vietnam veteran Lt. John Kerry became the first Vietnam veteran to testify before Congress about the war, when he appeared before a Senate committee hearing on proposals relating to ending the war. Kerry is shown here at the speaker's podium on the Capitol steps the day after his testimony - April 23, 1971 - as he participated in a demonstration with thousands of other veterans in which he and other veterans threw their medals and ribbons over a fence erected at the front steps of the United States Capitol building to dramatize their opposition to the war.

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Location: Capitol, East Capitol Street Northeast, Washington , DC, United States
Photo credit: © Ken Hawkins / Alamy / Afripics
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