Tin soldiers are coming

Editor:

Fifty years ago at Kent State University, the military opened fire on peaceful protestors.

The soldiers said, “Disperse!”

The students declined.

Both groups were standing on public property at an Ohio State school. Not a rock was thrown.

The students apparently believed that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution would protect them.

Unfortunately, high-minded ideals and pleas for peace were no match for armed troops that were poorly trained in civil law. Rifle…

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