When President Richard Nixon said he was sending troops to Cambodia,
the nation’s colleges erupted in protest.
At Kent State some threw rocks. The Ohio National Guard, called in
to quell the turmoil, suddenly turned and fired, killing four; two
were simply walking to class.
This photo captured a pivotal moment: American soldiers had just
killed American kids.
Student photographer John Filo won the Pulitzer; the event was also
memorialized in a Neil Young song and a TV movie.
The girl, Mary Ann Vecchio, turned out not to be a Kent State
student, but a 14-year-old runaway.
She was sent back to her family in Florida.
