Historical Marker
The Shadow
Historical marker location:
1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Marker installed: 1995
17th and 71st Special Ops Squadrons.
The Kent State shootings, in which National Guardsmen shot and killed four students during a protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University in 1970, took place in Ohio. The incident sparked widespread protests and led to the closure of hundreds of universities and colleges across the United States.