Military Personnel Support Colin Kaepernick with #VeteransForKaepernick

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision to sit during the pregame national anthem has become a scorching-hot topic in sports media since Friday.

On Tuesday night, that continued.

As the hashtag #VeteransForKaepernick picked up steam, former and current military personnel posted photos and tweets backing the 28-year-old:

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protesting is EVERY Americans right. regardless of what for ✊#Veteransforkaepernick pic.twitter.com/NqsE7QVCJQ

— Richey Collazo (@RicheyCollazo) August 30, 2016"

[Twitter]