Sept. 1, 1987: Moments after Vietnam combat veteran S. Brian Willson is intentionally run over by a US Navy train during protest
Willson, was part of a movement (led by Vietnam veterans) protesting US support for death squads in Central America. With a small group of protesters, he sat down on the railroad tracks in front of the Concord Naval Weapons Station in California. A U.S. Navy locomotive, transporting weapons for the Dirty Wars, refused to stop, severing both of his legs below the knee and a severe head injury.
He narrowly survived and wrote a memoir titled “Blood On The Tracks.” He remains a peace activist to this day, along with others in the photo.
Willson, was part of a movement (led by Vietnam veterans) protesting US support for death squads in Central America. With a small group of protesters, he sat down on the railroad tracks in front of the Concord Naval Weapons Station in California. A U.S. Navy locomotive, transporting weapons for the Dirty Wars, refused to stop, severing both of his legs below the knee and a severe head injury.
He narrowly survived and wrote a memoir titled “Blood On The Tracks.” He remains a peace activist to this day, along with others in the photo.