Iraq war vet Matt McLaughlin at Occupy Boston - HD version

"I'm here today because the people on Wall Street don't understand what a slap in the face it is to take off a uniform expecting the world to be open to you, and then struggle from week to week to meet the basic needs of life." Matt McLaughlin, cofounder and president of the group Save Our Somerville, speaking at rally at Occupy Boston, Oct. 24, 2011. He talks about cuts made to the new GI Bill. He also says, "We spent 4 trillion dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of that went, not to the troops, but to the richest one percent in this country." Hi-def version has somewhat better video quality.

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