Kevin AultMay 4, 2023

"Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio."

#OTD in 1970, #KentState students Jeffery Glenn Miller (20), Allison B. Krause (19), William Knox Schroeder (19) and Sandra Lee Schener (20) were killed by the Ohio National Guard.

Show threadMatt BlazeMay 4, 2023
@kevinault Such an important, powerful photo, too.
Show threadKevin Ault
@mattblaze the photographer has been very eloquent about his place in history - "no one is going to believe this has happened." https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2020/05/my-immediate-response-was-i-dont-know-how-i-missed-getting-shot-john-filo-remembers-may-4-1970.html
‘My immediate response was I don’t know how I missed getting shot’: John Filo remembers May 4, 1970

To mark the 50th anniversary of the May 4 shootings on Kent State University, cleveland.com interviewed shooting witnesses and survivors about what they remember. Hear from John Filo, Kent State senior, now vice president of CBS Photography Operations.

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May 5, 2023 at 1:13amWeb
Show threadMatt BlazeMay 5, 2023
@kevinault Even coming from an era of some incredibly powerful, high-impact photojournalism, it stands out and endures.