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Shaun Byrnes and Jon Gundersen have served multiple presidents throughout their decades in the military and State Department. Now, as retirees, they're taking on the commander-in-chief in a court of law.
In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is set to be built in a currently empty traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
Gundersen and Byrnes say their lawsuit challenging President Trump's triumphal arch at the entrance to Arlington Cemetery isn't a partisan quest.
"I think what we're doing is being loyal to the country. And loyalty can be measured in different ways," Gundersen, a retired Army Special Forces officer, told CBS News in an interview.
Byrnes said he joined the suit, which is led by the Public Citizen Litigation Group, out of respect for fallen soldiers buried in Arlington.
In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is set to be built in a currently empty traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
Gundersen and Byrnes say their lawsuit challenging President Trump's triumphal arch at the entrance to Arlington Cemetery isn't a partisan quest.
"I think what we're doing is being loyal to the country. And loyalty can be measured in different ways," Gundersen, a retired Army Special Forces officer, told CBS News in an interview.
Byrnes said he joined the suit, which is led by the Public Citizen Litigation Group, out of respect for fallen soldiers buried in Arlington.