Flowers are better than bullets

Allison Krause (April 23, 1951 - May 4, 1970) was an honors student at Kent State University, Ohio, when she was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard in the Kent State shootings, while protesting the invasion of Cambodia and the presence of the National Guard on the Kent State campus.The Guardsmen opened fire on a group of unarmed students, killing four of them, at an average distance of about 106 meters. Allison was shot in the left side of her body at about 105 meters fatally wounding her. She died from her injuries later that same day.

Altogether, sixty-seven shots were fired by the Guardsmen in 13 seconds.The other students killed in the shootings were Jeffrey Glenn Miller, Sandra Lee Scheuer and William Knox Schroeder. In addition, nine other students were wounded in the gunfire.

The shootings led to protests and a national student strike, causing hundreds of campuses to close because of both violent and non-violent demonstrations. The Kent State campus remained closed for six weeks. Five days after the shootings, 100,000 people demonstrated in Washington, D.C. against the war.

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In our house growing up, my dad controlled what we watched on TV. He didn't watch it very often but when he did it was the news, documentaries and variety shows. So that's what I watched and I got to hear, speak and argue with him about the important subjects of the day as a result.

So I remember like it was yesterday when those 4 students were murdered at Kent State...and I can remember that my father thought they had it coming. It was a shock to me that he could feel that way and looking back...we argued a lot more after that day about pretty much everything.

I think the reason Allison Krause is such a large figure in my life is because of her youth, beauty and how men dressed up as soldiers could just shoot her down for saying what she believed to be true. Of course we now know, all these years later, that what she believed WAS true. I mourned her murder then as now and I will always remember her.

I made this vid a few years ago and it was like picking at a wound that had never quite healed properly. I don't suppose it ever will. Looking at it today brought back all the anguish I felt as a nine year old child. I don't think I really knew the significance of it all back then? but I felt connected and like it was "Us against them"... and I did know that a line had been crossed by my fathers generation and that they were starting to kill us now.

13 seconds...

I will remember you always Allison.

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The family of Allison Krause seeks and supports the creation of Four Days In May, the Kent State Truth Tribunal, a collaborative, multimedia, sharing event to dialog, document, discover and uncover the truth in the events leading to the killing of four students and wounding of nine at the Kent State Massacre.

Re-examine Kent State now, lets finally get the Truth Out! Read more:

► http://yy.vc/KentStateNow ◄

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[laurelk26]

Thanks for creating and posting this wonderful video for my sister Allison Krause! The music, footage and complete video truly honor her! Laurel Krause

[forloveoffilm]

I am profoundly touched by your loving tribute.

You, have given this beautiful woman true, honest, immortality.

Thank you for introducing me to this noble heroine.

[Bryan St.John]

You do not support our military but you do support a baby killer Dave Moff...folks this man is in support of Darlie Lynn Routier..a convicted child killer

[Johngalt43]

Alison Krause was the length of a football field away from the nearest Guardsman. At what point point is one considered to have "dispersed"?

As to any attempted justification of the Guard's actions, I suggest that those who believe in such things take a good look at photos of the event and listen to the audio recording(s). Some of the photos were taken by an FBI plant who had a revolver and fired it, probably initiating the shooting. He was nowhere near Alison Krause.

[themonkboy123]

what happen to the guardmen?

[Anna Marie Stenberg]

This country has never recovered from these killings.

[cheppelin]

brought tears to my eyes. Much love from Perú. The world should never forget it's history.

[ryancicocki]

What you forgot to mention was that the guardsmen were cornered and a few had been injured. They fired in self defense and those damn hippies were lucky the soldiers stopped firing.

[lightheartedwilliam]

If there was another time when we needed people like Allison, it is surely now.

LHW

[TurtleWeasle]

There are scores that NEED to be settled.

[Steve Wozniak]

Saddest event of its kind in my life. And still we are persecuted for questioning whether our government is good or evil.