Overview
- U.S. Capitol Police arrested at least 60 demonstrators inside the Cannon House Office Building after repeated warnings, saying likely charges include unlawful demonstrating and failure to comply, with no injuries reported.
- Veterans and military families filled the building’s rotunda, some in fatigues, staging a flag‑folding ceremony and holding red tulips they described as a tribute to Iranians killed in the conflict.
- Organizers said they aimed to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson to present a folded flag and seek a pledge to halt funding and continuation of the war, a request not granted in initial reporting.
- Those detained included Center on Conscience & War Executive Director Mike Prysner and Navy veteran Tyler Romero, a conscientious objector applicant, as CCW says it is assisting service members who refuse deployment.
- The action, coordinated by groups including About Face, Veterans For Peace, Common Defence, Military Families Speak Out, and CCW, was framed by reporters as evidence of rising veteran dissent during a U.S.–Iran conflict that began on Feb. 28 after a brief ceasefire and talks.