Most Americans hated the war. It was costing the U.S. $25 billion a year. About 40,000 people were getting drafted each month. Many younger people and hippies supported the anti war movement. On October 21, 1967 100,000 protesters gathered at Lincoln Memorial to protest the war. About 30,000 stayed and continued to march on the Pentagon later that night. Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested. Americans started to question what they were really fighting for. A poll showed that only 35% of people still supported President Johnson, 50% of people did not agree and the rest had no opinion. Even Vietnam veterans were protesting the war. They would go on television and throw away medals that they had earned from fighting. In December 1969 the government started lottery drafts making many young men flee to Canada. Mass demonstrations started and violent incidents started. Ones such as Kent State when the National Guard shot four students while they were protesting the invasion of Cambodia. (Staff, History.com "Vietnam War Protests" 2010)