How did you feel about it . Upset. What did she say . To take care and write me every day. I tried everything. Almost everything. No way. So what is your family going to do when youre away . Live. Worry, i guess. He was supposed to report but he just did not go. We tried everything. Medical excuse, everything. And i am pregnant and i do not know what i am going to do. Dont volunteer, whatever you do. [bus idling] you never know. Vietnam is this nations most anguishing problem. But the middle east is the most dangerous. Ricky wantand, and to eat something . I dont. What . Maybe ricky will. I really felt that way, too. I just feel that i cant possibly give another one of my boys to the service. But we are so very grateful to everyone for all the help they have given us. Two months ago, this Selective Service center which covers most of the San Gabriel Valley notified dan willie that he was 1a. Yesterday he was notified that his induction had been postponed, but even if it had not been po
Antiwar protest. First, president nixon in a televised white house address a few days earlier. Tonight, units will attack the headquarters for the entire communist military operation in south vietnam. This key control center has been occupied by the north vietnamese and viet cong for five years, in blatant violation of cambodias neutrality. This is not an invasion of cambodia. The areas in which these attacks will be launched are completely occupied and controlled by north vietnamese forces. Our purpose is not to occupy the areas. Once enemy forces are driven out of these sanctuaries and once their military supplies are destroyed, we will withdraw. These actions are in no way directed to the security interest of any nation. Any government that chooses to use these actions as a pretext for harming relationships with the u. S. Will be doing so on its own responsibility and initiative and we will draw the appropriate conclusions. Now, let me give you the reasons for my decision. A majorit
I really am grateful that i have been able to attend kent state. And have been around what happened on may 4 and have been able to exist in that space. It fires me up, honestly, every time i see it, to just keep fighting because some of the things they were fighting for back then, we are still fighting now. We cannot become complacent. Complacency is not a privilege that we can afford. Hello, my name is todd daiakin. It is my great honor and raw privilege to serve as the president of Kent State University. I have said many times you do not have to be a historian to understand the place of Kent State University and the history of modern america. But i am a historian and i do appreciate both the seminal place of our university and our nations history. And our ongoing responsibility to share this history and the lessons of may 4, 1970. It is also my great honor to announce the creation of four scholarships, each of them bearing the name of a student slain on may 4, 1970. Scholarships in t
Over 70,000 missourians have been tested at this time. Want approach may 4, i missourians to feel confident that we are in a good place and ready to move forward. The four essential pillars of our show me strong Recovery Plan are a big part of this. We have met each of these pillars and have full confidence that missouri is prepared and ready to safely reopen. One of the four pillars is Hospital Capacity. I want to repeat what i said yesterday, our hospitals are not overwhelmed. With the exception of the st. Louis region, every region across the state has shown a significant decrease in covid19 hospitalization. Ourill continue to monitor Hospital Capacity as we move forward, but missouri has an Excellent Health care system, the hospitalsou are prepared. Another pillar of our Recovery Plan is testing capacity. Between the state health lab and andeast 15 private labs participating health care institutions, approximately 50,000 tests could be performed each week. 125e are now more than Sa
This is against my will. Do you have a family . Mother and father [inaudible] how did you feel about it . Upset [inaudible] [car noises] i try everything. Almost everything. What is your family going to do when youre away . Worry, i guess. He just we tried everything. Medical excuse, everything. [street noise] vietnam is this nations most anguishing problem. And the middle east. Do you want to eat something . I dont. I really felt that way, too. I just feel that i cant possibly give another one of my boys to the service. But were so very grateful to everyone for all the help they have given us. Two months ago this Selective Service center which covers most of the San Gabriel Valley notified dan that he was 1a. Yesterday he was notified his induction had been postponed but even if it had not been postponed, willie was going to go to school today. He does not plan to be inducted into the service. Hes one of five sons in this family. Three of his brothers have already served in vietnam. O