Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Durham and rallied in Central Park on Saturday for the nation’s third No Kings Day, reinvigorated by anger over the Iran war and the rising cost of gasoline and groceries.
Opposition to the Trump administration’s use of military force in Iran and Venezuela and threats against Cuba and Greenland dominated the protest, which lasted around three hours and blocked off traffic in downtown Durham for much of the morning.
Dale Herman, who served in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman in the Vietnam War, led the crowd in a chant of “No more war!” at the March 28, 2026 protest in Durham. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Dale Herman, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War as a hospital corpsman, led the crowd in Central Park in a chant of “No more war!” after recounting the pain of watching his fellow service members die violent deaths far from home.
“There are the costs of lives in combat, and there are the costs of moral injury,” Herman said. “After I came home from Vietnam, I suppressed what I had seen in Vietnam. And when the U.S. invaded Iraq, the memories all came back.”
Durham resident Gian Bass, decked out in red, white and blue from head to toe, said Herman’s speech most resonated with him as someone with family members and friends in the armed forces.
“I just don’t want to see anyone sent over to go fight a war if it’s not self-defense or in defense of an ally,” Bass said. “While I’m no fan of the Ayatollah, I’m also not a fan of unilaterally deciding to start bombing people.”
Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Richard Anderson, 80, said in an interview that his experience in Vietnam was also what led him to join the No Kings protest this weekend.
“I’m absolutely against what Trump has been doing in Venezuela and what he may do in Cuba,” Anderson. “I lose sleep worrying about what he could do. He doesn’t seem to care about what’s going on in the United States, but his military adventurism is awful.”
A new arrival in Durham, Anderson said he plans to head to the local Democratic Party headquarters to see how he can help in the November elections. “I would hope that we never get in any more wars, period.”
Activists at the protest were hoping others would be prompted to action, too. Julie Warwick, a member of nonpartisan voter turnout group Bull City Votes, said she found new volunteers willing to drive voters to the polls or to take them to get registered.
Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Richard Anderson said his service in Vietnam led him to protest President Donald Trump’s military campaigns on March 28, 2026, in Durham. "I lose sleep worrying about what he could do," he said. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Several thousand No Kings demonstrators flooded into the downtown streets of Durham, North Carolina, waving everything from American and Ukrainian flags to a Soviet banner emblazoned with Trump’s face. (Photo by Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)The Iran war loomed over the No Kings protest in Durham on March 28, 2026, with many holding signs calling for an end to the conflict. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Thousands march along Corporation Street in downtown Durham on March 28, 2026 as part of the city’s third No Kings protest. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Hence then, the article about thousands march in durham no kings protest to condemn trump over iran war was published today ( ) and is available on NC news line ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Thousands march in Durham No Kings protest to condemn Trump over Iran war )
Also on site :