A handful of members of the local chapter of the Veterans for Peace gathered Tuesday afternoon in Pack square to demonstrate for peace and the withdrawal of US forces from foreign soil. The protesters waved signs—some bearing President Obama’s campaign logo covered in faux blood—and blew bugles to attract the attention of passersby.
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