Garland's Grind  Kellyisms for the Modern World  Protest: Kent
State History.    What did happened at Kent State when war
protesters confronted the National Guard troops on campus?  Why
did the National Guards use arms on students?  Could it have
been avoided?  It is well known that the reason students at Kent
State, or any other college campus for that matter was
protesting.  It was a direct result of the United States
involvement with the Vietnam War.  However it was a specific
attack that garnered the nation’s attention.  The United States
participated in a secret booming campaign against the Vietnamese
Liberation Army.  Unfortunately, many of the enemy bases were
located in a neutral Cambodia. (McCubbrey, 2009)  In fact,
President Richard Nixon announced to the nation that the troops
were invading.  He is seen pointing to the country of Cambodia
to educate the American public. (Roy Rosenzweig Center for
History and New Media., 2014)  It was after this national TV
broadcast that those opposed to the war, w