I fully remember … that picture: seared in my mind!!
“This Monday, May 4, marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings involving the killing of 4 unarmed university students by the Ohio National Guard. It was a time when armed soldiers of the state shot down unarmed students. “
This Monday, May 4, marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings involving the killing of 4 unarmed university students by the Ohio National Guard. It was a time when armed soldiers of the state shot down unarmed students. Kids should know about these things.
Jeffrey Glenn Miller was 20 years old. He was 265 feet from the National Guard and was shot through the mouth, He was killed instantly.
Allison B. Krause, 19 was 343 feet away and died from a fatal chest wound.
William Knox Schroeder, 19, was 383 feet away and was shot in the back. He died in hospital.
Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20, was 390 feet away from the Guard and was shot in the neck. She bled out while lying on the ground.
Nine other students were wounded, including one permanently paralyzed from the chest down.
The record states that the Guardsmen fired 67…
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