Military Joins Portugal's Austerity Protests

Thousands of members of Portugal's military, and their families, joined austerity measure protests, in Lisbon, on Saturday.

Both former and current members of the military took to civilian clothes as they shouted their resentment of what the government plans.

They joined their fellow citizens in decrying the austerity measures planned by the government.

But they also demanded better equipment and training for the military.

The Portuguese had met the austerity measures more with complaints than marches, until the government increased the amount of social security being taken from people.

Still, Portugal's protests have been mostly peaceful, unlike other countries where violence has become the norm.