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"They were assigned to stand under street corner lights with empty M-16’s and look tough."

I was "Regular Army" and I remember taking riot training at Fort Bliss in 1967. We were never deployed so, I don't know if they would have issued ammo or not.. But, the Guard sure got some at Kent State.! That pretty much ended the hippy movement.....I think.

[Bernard]

The Kent State shootings really slowed down the campus riots. Real world consequences tend to do that. The first time some semi rolls over a bunch of protestors on the interstate might dampen that level of enthusiasm as well.

I think what ended the hippy movement was over-40's wearing bell bottoms and ponytails. Once mom and dad are doing it, time to find a new way to be different like everybody else your age.