I took some photos at Kent State last summer [View all]

[Diamond_Dog]

I am a Kent grad. I did not arrive there until 4 years after the shooting. I went to every May 4 commemorative gathering. I lived in the dorm right next to the parking lot where several of the students were shot. Emotions at that time were still very raw and it was such a scary feeling many of us had … “It could have been me.”

I stopped here on my way home from a get together last July. It was summer break. There was not a soul around, I was totally alone.

First, if anyone needs a reminder…

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/03/us/gallery/kent-state-massacre/index.html

Here is a photo of where this happened. Sorry the photos are not the best quality.



A metal sculpture at the top of the hill behind Taylor Hall took a bullet.




Detail of bullet hole at bottom right of sculpture



There are national historic markers on the ground where the students died. Here is one of them. It looked like someone had recently visited.




They had denoted the places in the parking lot where the other students were shot with some luminaries and were roped off. Each spot has a metal plaque with the student’s name on it.




I am glad this site and these locations are being preserved.