Some students at Columbia University have declared they 'reclaimed' Veteran's Day for 'martyrs' killed by the 'Israel-US war machine.' The event, organized by an unsanctioned student group called Columbia University Apartheid Divest, was held in opposition to the day usually dedicated to honoring US military servicemen. Student veterans and supporters protested the event by planting American flags. The university stated that it honors its veterans on Veterans Day and every day and is participating in the New York Veterans Day Parade.