At a vigil for Aaron Bushnell in Portland - one of the many vigils that took place across the US this week in his memory - veterans from the US armed forces took turns to burn their uniforms in a show of solidarity for US airman who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC in protest over Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
Footage by Alissa Azar shows veterans lining up and taking turns to set their military jackets alight for Bushnell, with a banner behind them that reads “Veterans say: Free Palestine! Remember Aaron Bushnell".
The vigil was organized by the group About Face: Veterans Against the War. Before setting himself on fire on Sunday, Bushnell filmed himself saying he would “no longer be complicit in genocide". He then yelled “Free Palestine” several times as flames engulfed him. He died shortly after he was rushed to hospital.
Bushnell's video has since been widely shared on all social media platforms and notes of sympathy and solidarity poured in for him.
