In about two weeks, the 40th anniversary of one of the nation's most tragic events will be commemorated. On May 4, 1970, four Kent State University students were shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State University, my alma mater. If you are interested in learning about what happened, as I hope you are, please check out this website: www.kentstate1970.org//index2
Every May 3, as the midnight hour approaches, students and faculty gather near Taylor Hall on campus to remember the four who died. They light candles and walk around campus, returning to the Taylor Hall parking lot. At midnight, people begin taking turns standing with their lighted candles in the spot where the four students died. Please join me in lighting a candle for the fallen.
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