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 Taken from Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Army: Murder At Kent State by Bill Davis:
"As the Ohio law says, use any force that's necessary, even to the point of shooting. We don't want to get into that, but the law says we can if necessary." - Major General Sylvester Del Corso at a press conference, May 3, 1970
On April 30, 1970, Richard Nixon doubled back on his promise to end the war in Vietnam by expanding the visible conflict and invading Cambodia, a neutral country. The American people, visibly tired of the ongoing conflict, reacted against the expansion of the war. Still unaware of the massive secret bombings of Laos and Cambodia, the anti-war movement reacted strongly to this new expansion. College campuses across the country were at the forefront of these actions. The political mood in Ohio and the events leading up to Kent State mirrored those of the nation. Labor unrest, civil rights struggles, and anti-war activities simmered and then boiled over in the spring of 1970.... Read More
Also In This Issue:
- Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Army: Murder At Kent State by Bill Davis
- Chicago's Veterans Day: SOA, Torture, Political Prisoners, Veterans' Health Care by Joe Miller
- From the National Office by Joe Miller
- Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- Fort Benning Vigil To Close The SOA by John Poole
- CAUTION: Military Service May Be Hazardous To Your Health! by Joe Miller
- Rockford Veterans Day Commemoration by Stanley Campbell
- Victim of Torture Speaks by Dr. Orlando Tizon
- Statement By The Survivors Of Torture To The President Of The United States And To Members Of The National Security Council by Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Committee (TASSC)
- Army Apologizes To World War II Vet by Robert Burns
- "Rod" Kane Dies At 53; Wrote Book On Vietnam by Bart Barnes
- Gar Macarthur 1921-1999 by VVAW
- Brainwashing Busts Out At Cecil Field by Mike Woloshin
- My View: On Standdowns by John Zutz
- Summer Homeless Standdown Report by Alex Bonick and Hank Emerle
- An Interview with Bao Ninh: Part One by Marc Levy
- My View: On the Draft by John Zutz
- A Gift from the State by Horace Coleman
- Building A Raft At The Pond by Dave Connolly
- Let Nicaragua Live by Louis De Benedette
- Open Letter To The U.S. Congress by VVAW Clarence Fitch Chapter - NY/NJ
- Clarence Fitch Chapter Statement on Vieques by Dave Cline
- Support Kosovar People's Right To Self-Determination! by Barry Romo, Joe Miller and Bill Branson
- United States Touts War 12 Million Rally for Peace in Colombia by Alynne Romo
- U Of I Doctoral Graduate Made Political Prisoner by Wilfredo Rosario Gonzalez
- El Grito De Lares by Dr. José Solís Jordán-González
- Thousands Affected By Agent Orange in Dak Lak by VVAW
- Memories of Nicaragua, 1986 by Michael Gillen
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