"Vets Say No!" Rally. (Credit: Markola Williams) "Vets Say No!" Rally (Credit: Markola Williams) At the intersection of Calumet Avenue and Dewey Street, a group of local residents and veterans gathered on Veterans Day for Manitowoc’s “Vets Say No!” rally, part of a nationwide movement opposing the militarization of U.S. cities and calling for stronger protections of democracy and civil rights. Jill Iverson and Val Jean Marco of Progressive Lakeshore People, a Manitowoc-based