Being a college student today, this movie had a profound effect on me. I was shocked that such a massacre could be carried out by those whose responsibly it is to protect us. It’’s amazing how relevant this story remains 40 years later, especially as our country is entangled in questionable wars and increasingly curbing our rights.

From watching Kent State: The Day the War Came Home, I have seen a full and concise history of the event, from what caused it (Nixon’s announcement of going into Cambodia), to what caused the National Guard to intervene (the street riots and the burning of the ROTC building), to the shooting and the aftermath. What I had not realized before (as a 27 year old) that this documentary brought to my attention, was the parallel between the violence at Kent State that the National Guard was causing to that of the violence the army was engaging into in Vietnam, all going to show that the hostility of the Vietnam War was not just overseas but on our soil as well. All in all, this documentary is an eye opener and I definitely recommend it for people who want to know about the Kent State shooting as well as a sampling of the Vietnam War Era.

This movie made me wonder if we”ve learned from the mistakes of the past, or whether we”ve just assimilated military presence into our every day life.

ROTC offices are right at home on university campuses and military recruiters roam the halls of our high schools.

Having been born after the Kent State shootings, I had a very limited knowledge of what happened on May 4th in 1970. Seeing the events leading up to the shootings gave me a much clearer image of what occurred on that day. This film opens our eyes on what happened and why. And hopefully, how we can prevent another similar event in the future.

I was 17, about to graduate from high school in Springfield, MA. There was so much going on, and then Kent State happened. I don”t remember much that day but I have a vivid memory of where I was and what I was doing on May 8, 1970. I was sitting in the balcony of the old Boston Garden watching CSN&Y. Stephen Stills took the microphone and told us “Neil Young was in the California Redwoods the past few days and wrote a new song. We”re going to play it for the first time right now. Please join in.” The song was “Ohio” and 17,000 plus sang “4 dead in Ohio” over and over again. Whenever I remember that night or tell people about it my skin tingles and my eyes water. Especially today.

While it is important to remember Kent State 05/04/1970 and Jackson State 05/15/1970… I find it remarkable that the University of New Mexico May 8th 1970 is so often forgotten… 10 students were brutally bayoneted up close and personal by the NM National Guard. Think about the the physical exertion and thought that it takes to pull a trigger and kill a person 100′’s of yards away… Now, consider the physical exertion and thought required to shove a long knife on the end of a rifle through a young person barely out of high school…
The deaths are all brutal, and unjustified by both bullet and bayonet.
The point is that the students of UNM should not be left forgotten.
New Mexico is a State of the Union too, and UNM May 1970 should not be neglected or forgotten while we remember Kent State and Jackson State May 1970 over the same issues.
Students protesting the war were attacked and killed by the National Guard… in the same month around in the same few weeks…
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I was a student at KSU residing in Verder Hall very near the Commons where the shootings took place. It is 40 years later and I still cannot look at the footage without feeling the same profound grief and disbelief that such a horrific event could happen on my campus. It was surreal then and now and for those of us who witnessed it, we will never forget this tragedy.

Being a college student today, this movie had a profound effect on me. I was shocked that such a massacre could be carried out by those whose responsibly it is to protect us. It”’’s amazing how relevant this story remains 40 years later, especially as our country is entangled in questionable wars and increasingly curbing our rights.

While it is important to remember Kent State 05/04/1970 and Jackson State 05/15/1970… I find it remarkable that the University of New Mexico May 8th 1970 is so often forgotten… 10 students were brutally bayoneted up close and personal by the NM National Guard. Think about the the physical exertion and thought that it takes to pull a trigger and kill a person 100′’s of yards away… Now, consider the physical exertion and thought required to shove a long knife on the end of a rifle through a young person barely out of high school…The deaths are all brutal, and unjustified by both bullet and bayonet.The point is that the students of UNM should not be left forgotten.New Mexico is a State of the Union too, and UNM May 1970 should not be neglected or forgotten while we remember Kent State and Jackson State May 1970 over the same issues.Students protesting the war were attacked and killed by the National Guard… in the same month around in the same few weeks…-curious- isn”t it?
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Having been born after the Kent State shootings, I had a very limited knowledge of what happened on May 4th in 1970. Seeing the events leading up to the shootings gave me a much clearer image of what occurred on that day. This film opens our eyes on what happened and why. And hopefully, how we can prevent another similar event in the future.

While it is important to remember Kent State 05/04/1970 and Jackson State 05/15/1970… I find it remarkable that the University of New Mexico May 8th 1970 is so often forgotten… 10 students were brutally bayoneted up close and personal by the NM National Guard. Think about the the physical exertion and thought that it takes to pull a trigger and kill a person 100′’s of yards away… Now, consider the physical exertion and thought required to shove a long knife on the end of a rifle through a young person barely out of high school…The deaths are all brutal, and unjustified by both bullet and bayonet.The point is that the students of UNM should not be left forgotten.New Mexico is a State of the Union too, and UNM May 1970 should not be neglected or forgotten while we remember Kent State and Jackson State May 1970 over the same issues.Students protesting the war were attacked and killed by the National Guard… in the same month around in the same few weeks…-curious- isn”t it?+1
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