Mastodawn

One of my uncles, who used to be in the US National Guard, was stationed at Ramstein Air Base during Desert Storm. German people used to welcome him, and sometimes invite him to their homes for beer or supper. It's a shame that's being lost.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/02/landstuhl-german-town-rocked-trump-plan-withdraw-us-troops

#usa #america #germany #deutschland #nationalguard #defense #defence #welcome #friendship #shame

‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops

American soldiers have been part of life in Landstuhl since 1945, giving the area a unique US-German identity

The Guardian

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD 1d ago

#Nonviolent student protesters at #KentState, objecting to invasion of #Cambodia and #WarCrimes in the #VietnamWar, were met with state violence in 1970 on #ThisDayInHistory. #NationalGuard fired 67 rounds, killing four, and people still don't understand the state is the enemy.

MikeDunnAuthor 1d ago

Today in Labor History May 4, 1970: Ohio National Guards murdered four students at Kent State University. They also injured nine others, including one who was permanently paralyzed. During the massacre, they fired 67 rounds in 13 seconds at the unarmed crowd. The students were protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. With the current wave of student protests against the Israeli genocide in Gaza, the government’s response is looking sickeningly similar to its response to student protests in the early 70s: Violent repression, use of chemical agents, snipers on rooftops. If the vitriolic rhetoric of politicians and pundits continues, another student massacre seems imminent.

#students #KentState #massacre #NationalGuard #cambodia #bombing #USImperialism #MayTheFourth #freepalestine #EndTheOccupation #genocide #gaza #students