Massive shaking. All the patients came running out of the hospital. All the staff, everyone was running into the yard. We didnt know what had happened. My wife was pregnant with our now 9yearold, was in portauprince at the time, and i didnt know what was going on. Reporter i can only imagine what that was like. I was very fortunate that my wife and our daughter, they survived, and many people were not as fortunate. It was a horrible situation. Reporter instead of falling apart, boniface has only grown. They now get 500 patients a day and went from an annual operating budget of 250,000 when shapiro took over to 8 million today. People risk their lives to get here because they have no other choice. This is the entrance road to the hospital. It is full of ruts. It is mountainous, passable only by dirt bikes like this and fourbyfour vehicles. These bikes effectively act as ambulances for people who need care. The drive up that treacherous road takes the better part of an hour. Thats in add
Than 150 photos around the kent state massacre of 1970 in which four students lives were lost. So without further ado, please welcome howard ruffner. [applause] howard first of all, i have to say it is nice to see some familiar faces out here. Lots of people from pasadena village and relatives. My daughter is here with my soninlaw, and his parents are here. People from near where i live. But most of all, i have to think my wife for being here. If she will just raise her hand. [applause] as most of you know, whenever you endeavor on a real, good project, your stress is the one who picks up the other stuff, and laura kept me organized and kept me going and made sure i did not lose too much of a focus on where i was going with this. So let me get started. The intention of my book is to let you know more about me at the beginning before i attended kent state, my introduction to photography. And then the rest of the story unrolled atwhen i kent state in march, 1969. I will give you a clips
applause applause first of all, i have to say, its nice to see familiar faces out here. Lots of people from pasadena village and relatives. My daughter is out here with my soninlaw and his parents are here. Most of all, i have to thank my wife for being here. If she will just raise her hand. As most of you know, whenever you endeavor on a real good project, your spouse is the one who picks up the other stuff, and lark kept me organized, kept me going and made sure i did not lose too much focus of where i was going with this. So let me get started. The intention of my book is to let you know more about me in the beginning before i attended kent state, my introduction to photography, and the rest of the story starts with when i enrolled in kent state in march of 1969. I will give you a glimpse of the campus life i knew before may 4. The rest is about the photography of my experience. Thats me in the photo standing next to my mom looking up at my newest brother, rick. Thats rick. The clev
Ruffner talks about the photos he took on may 4, 1970s, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at kent state ohio during an. Ntivietnam war protest a student and photographer at the time, one of his photos was used on the cover of like life magazine. Thank you all for coming out tonight. We are hosting photographer howard ruffner, who during his College Years at Kent University was a photographer for the yearbook as well as the newspaper. His book moments of truth is a collection of more than 150 of his photos surrounding the kent state massacre of the 1970s in 4 students lives were lost. [applause] first of all, i have to say, its nice to see familiar faces out here. Pasadenaeople from village and relatives. My daughter is out here with my soninlaw and his parents are. Ere most of all, i have to thank my wife for being here. If she will just raise her hand. [applause] mr. Ruffner as most of you know, whenever you endeavor on a real good project, your spouse is the on
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