Kent St. U. won't discipline Marine Iraq veteran student over war protest

[Algorem]

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KSU won't discipline student over protest
Thursday, November 17, 2005

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David Airhart, 24, now a Kent State student, last month unfurled a "Kent Ohio 4 Peace" banner atop a rock-climbing wall that was part of a military recruitment event on campus...

The Kent State Anti-War Committee celebrated the announcement Wednesday, claiming the university bowed to a public outcry over potential discipline of Airhart...

Airhart, who was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2004 as a lance corporal, said at a news conference Wednesday that he saw Iraqi civilians killed, that some of his fellow Marines died from errant and unintentional attacks from U.S. forces, and that the war serves no point.

He said he will continue to protest military recruitment drives that take place on campus...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Good for Airhart

I wonder if Kent State decided it didn't need any more negative publicity about anti-war protestors, or if the military thought it wise not to press the matter, since the fellow was a veteran and had been to Iraq and was telling it like it is....

[skylarmae]

2. lucky he wasn't shot!

we need a republican recruitment drive. Just the pukes... the military is calling them now, can you hear it?? r e p u k i can . . r e p u k i c a n....come, come, come to me now....be all you can be.....see the world.....can you hear it....??

[afdip]

3. the only thing that saved him was that the national guard

is all in iraq . . . had they been home, well, we all know the record of the national guard @ kent state . . .

[drduffy]

4. KSU ..... was full of shit back in

1970 and it is now. It only altered what it was going to do this time because of pressure.

I did my B.A.'s in psych and philosophy at KSU and was there from '68 thru '75. Kent was always predominantly a campus full of conservatives. But I am glad they backed off on Airhart. Hope he keeps it up. Screw the conservatives and screw the freepers. I felt that then. I feel that now.

[ninkasi]

5. I'm glad for him

He's been in Iraq, knows what's going on, and is speaking out about it. More power to him.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Way to go! Excellent!