This day 52 years ago…

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Things were sure different then. I remember the Kent State event. I got back home in 1968. Kent State happened in 1970. I'll give you a different perspective.
Over 2 million young men were drafted during Viet Nam. I was one of them. Over 58,000 of my brothers did not make it out alive. Another 150,000 were wounded and 1,600 still missing.
When I heard that the National Guard opened fire on protesters, I think I probably laughed. Back then the National Guard and Reserves were made up of "privileged" young men to get out of duty in VN. The protesters (IMO) were draft dodging, card burning, druggie, hippies. They were also avoiding the war. The media referred to Kent State as a "massacre". FOUR people were killed....FOUR. That is not a massacre. That would have been a quiet evening outing in the Central Highlands.