My most vivid memories of
the late 60s were the, at
times, violent protest
marches by the deferred
college students in the
tri-city area of upstate NY.
One in particular comes to
mind. The day of my
husband's military funeral.
Outside the church, as the
Honor Guard was getting
ready to load his flag drapped
coffin, a college friend of his
stepped forward from a
crowd of yelling people and
spit at the ground by his
coffin, looked at me and said,
"Baby killer." Rob had been at
our wedding. He and Stan fell
out when he learned Stan
had enlisted. Gave up his
Dean's list deferrment; he
was so very smart, but he
wanted to fly.
I also well remember how
those at Berkeley, back then,
jeered and belittled the
soldiers coming home from a
hell none of them could ever
imagine.
Maybe I have a bit of a
different perspective on
protests and exactly what
they're supposed to
accomplish, then and now.
Especially when you're paying
68 grand a year to tear up a
campus.
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My most vivid memories of
the late 60s were the, at
times, violent protest
marches by the deferred
college students in the
tri-city area of upstate NY.
One in particular comes to
mind. The day of my
husband's military funeral.
Outside the church, as the
Honor Guard was getting
ready to load his flag drapped
coffin, a college friend of his
stepped forward from a
crowd of yelling people and
spit at the ground by his
coffin, looked at me and said,
"Baby killer." Rob had been at
our wedding. He and Stan fell
out when he learned Stan
had enlisted. Gave up his
Dean's list deferrment; he
was so very smart, but he
wanted to fly.
I also well remember how
those at Berkeley, back then,
jeered and belittled the
soldiers coming home from a
hell none of them could ever
imagine.
Maybe I have a bit of a
different perspective on
protests and exactly what
they're supposed to
accomplish, then and now.
Especially when you're paying
68 grand a year to tear up a
campus.