Mary Ann Vecchio kneels beside the body of Jeffrey Miller, one of four students killed on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970 when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on anti-war protesting students. This Pulitzer Prize winning photo was taken by John Paul Filo, and is perhaps the most recognizable image from the tragedy.
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For the best eye witness accounts of the Kent State shootings by various Kent students and national guardsmen who shot students, check out the Emmy Award winning documentary, "Kent State, The Day the War Cam Home." It was just released on DVD for the 40th anniversary. In its review of the program, The Hollywood Reporter stated, "This extraordinary hour long doc is so good, so well constructed, that it can't help but leave viewers feeling as if they themselves were on the bloody scene of the Kent State carnage..." for more go to kentstatedvd.com
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