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1968
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A small crowd of men are loitering and looking suspicious in front a flower store Military police cars and jeeps drive up and disperse the small crowd. Next there is real life footage of the Pentagon demonstration in October, 1967. People have gathered outside the building in protest of the Vietnam War. There are shots of people standing and yelling at the military police. A man is on his knees begging for the war to end. The military is waiting and anticipating any violence or rioting. People are talking to the soldiers trying to irritate them. Soldiers are seen looking around and keeping the protest relatively peaceful.