Photos:

Question 1

So Long Bobby Images:

Answer 1

• Paul Fusco
• Robert Kennedy was a loved figure throughout, and moments after speaking he was shot in the head
• His death was mourned extremely nationwide, and this was reflected in the music
  People felt like there was no more people to pick up the torch
• The phrase “So-Long, Bobby” references the sign carried by mourners along the Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train in 1968. Photographer Paul Fusco captured the image.

Question 2

Kent State Massacre:

Answer 2

• John Filo
  -The Kent State shootings, also known as the Kent State massacre, occurred on May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, during an anti-war protest against the Vietnam War and U.S. military actions in Cambodia. Members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of students, resulting in the deaths of four students and injuries to nine others. The event sparked widespread outrage and a wave of student strikes across the country, highlighting the deep divisions surrounding the war and the tensions between students and authorities.

Question 3

Fall of Saigon Images:

Answer 3

US lost, violence throughout Saigon after Military coup
The American Embassy was bombarded extremely
Toppling US helicopter
US cargo ships left without Vietnamese, Americans wanted to get out of there fast
South Vietnamese were left and devastated
Shows the roof of the embassy in this photo with
129 Marines had been left behind on the Embassy Roof
10 men left behind on the roof, and they were the last men to leave Saigon
NV tanks smashed their way through the doors of the Saigon
Citizens no longer wanted to live

Question 4

Vietnam Memorial:

Answer 4

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also known as The Wall, is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to honoring the service members who died or remain missing during the Vietnam War. The memorial’s prominent feature is a wall inscribed with the names of over 58,000 service members, listed in chronological order of their deaths. The Vietnam Women’s Memorial, The Three Servicemen statue, and a flagpole etching also form part of the memorial.