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After 39 Years, Events Surrounding Kent State Massacre Remain Unresolved
Thirty-nine years ago this week, National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an antiwar rally at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four and injuring nine. The students were protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, which was announced by President Nixon on April 30th. The four students who were shot dead were Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, William Schroeder, and Sandra Scheuer, all between the ages of nineteen and twenty-one. For the survivors of the Kent State massacre, the events of May 4th, 1970 remain unresolved even four decades later.
Two years ago, one of the survivors of the massacre, Alan Canfora, released enhanced audio recordings from the day of the shootings. By listening closely, a voice in the background can be heard yelling, “Right here! Get set! Point! Fire!” Following the command, the sounds of shots being fired can be heard. The National Guard fired sixty-seven shots in thirteen seconds. The FBI has never determined whether an order to shoot was given.
Well, I caught up with Alan Canfora at the Kent State campus during Democracy Now!’s “Community Voices, Community Media” tour several weeks ago. He was shot in the wrist by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State on May 4th, 1970.....
Full stort here;
http://i4.democracynow.org/2009/5/7/...rrounding_kent
Thirty-nine years ago this week, National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an antiwar rally at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four and injuring nine. The students were protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, which was announced by President Nixon on April 30th. The four students who were shot dead were Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, William Schroeder, and Sandra Scheuer, all between the ages of nineteen and twenty-one. For the survivors of the Kent State massacre, the events of May 4th, 1970 remain unresolved even four decades later.
Two years ago, one of the survivors of the massacre, Alan Canfora, released enhanced audio recordings from the day of the shootings. By listening closely, a voice in the background can be heard yelling, “Right here! Get set! Point! Fire!” Following the command, the sounds of shots being fired can be heard. The National Guard fired sixty-seven shots in thirteen seconds. The FBI has never determined whether an order to shoot was given.
Well, I caught up with Alan Canfora at the Kent State campus during Democracy Now!’s “Community Voices, Community Media” tour several weeks ago. He was shot in the wrist by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State on May 4th, 1970.....
Full stort here;
http://i4.democracynow.org/2009/5/7/...rrounding_kent
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