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Peaceful protests are a constitutional right. Throughout black history it was men and women that peacefully protested in order to bring light to their plight. Without Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, sit in campaigns, freedom rides and demonstrations, there would be no rights for black Americans.

Many veterans have fallen down on the side on kneeling athletes so the movement isn't without merit. There is very little doubt that many black Americans are being killed by police and law enforcement at alarming rates when they are unarmed and non-confrontational.These athletes are simply using their moment in front of a large audience to remind people that there is still a lot left to do. If they were rioting, resisting arrest or using derogatory language to get their point across then I could understand the problem some have with it but they are not.

They are using it as a platform, silently, bending a knee in memory of all those that have been taken before their time and for no reason. Silently reminding everyone that there is a problem that needs to be addressed. Silently asking for people to help their fellow brothers and sisters.

They are not disrespecting the men and women who have fought for their country. They are exercising their constitutional rights and that has been protected by the military for all the years you mentioned.Why fight to protect them when you turn around and chastise them for exercising them?