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LTC Stephen F.
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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

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SSgt Boyd Herrst
SSgt Boyd Herrst
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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..
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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I was back at WMU at that time and we had a small group of protesters.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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PO3 Bob McCord Great point!
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SP5 Jeannie Carle
SP5 Jeannie Carle
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I remember this - and still to this day don't think those kids should have died :'(
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Maj Marty Hogan
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Sgt Vance Bonds
Sgt Vance Bonds
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Activist students with a cause......just not homework
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Youngster. :-))
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Good morning SP5 Mark Kuzinski I well remember this.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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Good morning - as do I Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Served with someone who was there.
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