Posted on May 6, 2019
Students from colleges all over the U.S. launch antiwar protest
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U of Illinois Student Strike ( Vietnam war protest) May 1970
Student anti-war demonstration at U of I Champaign. Photos taken by student. ++ leave comment, leave like, leave dislike, leave something ++
Good afternoon, my friend SP5 Mark Kuzinski and thank you for reminding us about the May 1970 protests which were focused on boycotting classes in memory of the four students who were shot at Kent State.
In those days., many students believed that by boycotting their own classes they would be helping to bring about change at a national level. I expect some paid their own way while most benefited from parents paying the tuition else student loans.
Ironically now radical progressive POTUS wannabee Elizabeth Warren wants to forgive all student debt :-)
Violence on college campuses tended to dominate news cycles. Thankfully most colleges and universities functioned through those days with generally peaceful protests or none at all.
Video of music and images from a student at the time who was unable to find a job after he graduated. He ends with it is nice to know the Army would have taken him :-)
U of Illinois Student Strike ( Vietnam war protest) May 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVR2cJR9-R8
FYI LTC Wayne Brandon LTC (Join to see) MSgt Robert C Aldi CPT Scott Sharon CMSgt (Join to see) SMSgt Tom Burns SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SSG Jeffrey Leake Sgt (Join to see) SGT Randal Groover SGT Rick Colburn SPC Mike Lake PO3 William Hetrick PO3 Lynn Spalding SPC Mark Huddleston Rhonda Hanson
In those days., many students believed that by boycotting their own classes they would be helping to bring about change at a national level. I expect some paid their own way while most benefited from parents paying the tuition else student loans.
Ironically now radical progressive POTUS wannabee Elizabeth Warren wants to forgive all student debt :-)
Violence on college campuses tended to dominate news cycles. Thankfully most colleges and universities functioned through those days with generally peaceful protests or none at all.
Video of music and images from a student at the time who was unable to find a job after he graduated. He ends with it is nice to know the Army would have taken him :-)
U of Illinois Student Strike ( Vietnam war protest) May 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVR2cJR9-R8
FYI LTC Wayne Brandon LTC (Join to see) MSgt Robert C Aldi CPT Scott Sharon CMSgt (Join to see) SMSgt Tom Burns SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SSG Jeffrey Leake Sgt (Join to see) SGT Randal Groover SGT Rick Colburn SPC Mike Lake PO3 William Hetrick PO3 Lynn Spalding SPC Mark Huddleston Rhonda Hanson
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SSgt Boyd Herrst
We had a sitrep at the Comm college I went to and some students did a boycott. The school put a note out those on grants and scholarships were prohibited from boycotting. There was a condition in their grants and scholarships and was approved by the courts. Another agreement was they could not challenge the court’s decision..
it had to be done on summer break.. or semester break..
it had to be done on summer break.. or semester break..
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SP5 Jeannie Carle
I remember this - and still to this day don't think those kids should have died :'(
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Solid history read and was too young to really remember this. Thanks for posting and good morning Mark.
LTC Stephen F. SP5 Mark Kuzinski COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. "Bill" PriceCPL Dave Hoover SSG William Jones Sgt Vance Bonds SGT (Join to see) Cpl (Join to see) SGT Rick Colburn PO1 H Gene Lawrence Maj Robert Thornton PO3 Bob McCord SPC Douglas Bolton CWO3 Dennis M. Lt Col Charlie Brown TSgt Joe C. PO3 Craig Phillips CW5 Jack Cardwell
LTC Stephen F. SP5 Mark Kuzinski COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. "Bill" PriceCPL Dave Hoover SSG William Jones Sgt Vance Bonds SGT (Join to see) Cpl (Join to see) SGT Rick Colburn PO1 H Gene Lawrence Maj Robert Thornton PO3 Bob McCord SPC Douglas Bolton CWO3 Dennis M. Lt Col Charlie Brown TSgt Joe C. PO3 Craig Phillips CW5 Jack Cardwell
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