Sunday marks 55th observance of Kent State shootings
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KENT, Ohio (WJW) — Kent State University is holding its annual commemoration ceremony Sunday to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 and the victims who died and were injured during the tragic event.
Peace mural unveiled ahead of 55th observance of Kent State shootings
Fifty-five years ago this day, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students protesting the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine were hurt.
For years, the university attempted to distance itself from that event, but in recent decades, it has welcomed visitors to the May 4 Visitors Center and invited them to visit historical sites around campus, hoping to learn from the legacy of that event.
At noon Sunday, the campus community and visitors will gather on the May 4 site for the annual commemoration which will include remarks from university students and administrators, the ringing of the Victory Bell and a moment of silence at 12:24 p.m.
The commemoration remembers those killed – Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder – and those wounded – Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald Mackenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps and Douglas Wrentmore.
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On Thursday, at the beginning of the days-long observance of the events of May 4, 1970, a mural was unveiled in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, entitled 'Visualizing Peace, a work in progress.'
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