Vietnam+Protest

I oppose the war because of the Kent State shootings on May 4th, 1970 when the national guard came down to a student protest of the Vietnam with tear gas and eventually guns. These guards shot and killed four students and wounded nine others. This is completely inappropriate behavior from our national guardsmen whose purpose is to protect the country. This event, and now the Vietnam war has forced me to question the integrity of my government.

One of the witnesses said, "Suddenly, they turned around, got on their knees, as if they were ordered to, they did it all together, aimed. And personally, I was standing there saying, they're not going to shoot, they can't do that. If they are going to shoot, it's going to be blank."

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