97-Year-Old WWII Vet Takes a Knee: ‘Those Kids Have Every Right to Protest’
The Missouri farmer wanted to join those taking a knee Sunday.
Reuters/Andrew Boyers
On Sunday, Americans all around the world took a knee in solidarity with NFL players after President Donald Trump said he hoped owners would “get that son of a bitch off the field” for protesting during the national anthem.
During Sunday’s games, most NFL teams took a knee, stood arm in arm, or did not go out onto the field at all during the “Star Spangled Banner.”
But even this 97-year-old grandfather wanted to do his part. A World War II veteran, Brennan Gilmore’s grandfather donned his WWII vet hat and took a knee. He told Gilmore, “Those kids have every right to protest.”
Grandpa has been an ally to the civil rights movement for many years. He's an amazing man always on the side of justice.
— Brennan Gilmore (@brennanmgilmore) September 24, 2017
Gilmore, who was the Chief of Staff to former Congressman Tom Perriello, wrote on Twitter: “Grandpa has always been an ally to the civil rights [sic] movement for many years. He’s an amazing man always on the side of justice.”
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