Upset by veterans who stormed the Capitol, these vets decided to clean up trash the mob left on the streets of D.C.

[jpn]

On his commute home to Germantown, Md., [Navy veteran] Smith spotted remnants of Wednesday’s riot strewn around the streets. Trash littered Pennsylvania Avenue and adjacent areas, and signs and stickers with racist and fascist symbols and messages were “all over the place,” he recalled.

Smith decided he wanted to do something about it, calling on a group of fellow veterans and volunteers to do a thorough sweep of the area around the Capitol and downtown D.C. Beyond ridding the area of hateful markings, Smith hoped to reinforce that the veterans who participated in the siege do not represent them all.

On Jan. 10, close to 200 volunteers congregated at McPherson Square, trash bags in hand. They fanned out and spent two hours collecting “Stop the Steal” and other pro-Trump paraphernalia that had been littered during the riots, and also used scrapers and adhesive remover to peel off signs and stickers featuring logos and symbols from various neo-Nazi and alt-right groups.

“Just because you served in the military doesn’t give you impunity to storm the Capitol building.”



Thank you Mr. Smith.

 

[Mr Person]

If anything, having served makes participating in a coup attempt all the more despicable.

 

[SkyFox76]

Good for them! An excellent step in the right direction that hopefully inspires others.