Kent State [1970]

Mary Ann Vecchio is not dead. She is alive and well.

She is alive…She met John Filo in 1995…25 years after the shooting…

Here’s the link of their reunion…

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Makes you have to question the legitimacy of the other comments made on this site…Is the oldest known photo (as claimed here) REALLY the oldest known photo???

I believe Mary Ann Vecchio is the name of the woman grieving in the photo, not the name of the slain man.

“Mary Ann Vecchio was sent to her family in Florida and her death was commemorated in a TV movie and a Neil Young song.”

no they said shes dead ^^^see? but as the 2nd poster proved she isnt dead.

A lot of comments here do not make sense.

The DEAD woman is not the same as the one with the photographer

I know the history on almost all these pictures because I’ve studied them at great length. incorrect cutlines can turn a photographer into a liar at the hands of someone else describing their work. It doesn’t take that long to research the history of a photo, especially with the internet. Please, at least do the photographer justice by properly retelling their history. And thanks to those who also posted links as to the “aliveness” of Vecchio.

John Filo’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio, a fourteen-year-old runaway and Vietnam War protester, screaming with anguish and kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller, shot through the mouth by an unknown Ohio National Guardsman. The Vecchio portion of the photograph appeared on the May 18, 1970 cover of Newsweek magazine with the banner “Nixon’s Home Front.”

Source: Darrell Laurent, “Kent State — A history lesson that he teaches and lives - Dean Kahler disabled during 1970 student demonstration at Kent State University”, Accent on Living, Spring 2001.

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its funny that there are a bunch of horrifying photos, taken at horrifying moments, and all the photographer does is take a picture, instead of helping.

This is the first time that I had ever known the girl’s name and the dead man in front of her! So, awesome! But I had no idea she was only 14. I never heard anything about her being deceased. I think she’s still alive or something. Thanks giving these people a name now. I never knew til now.

the meaning of “PHOTOGRAPHER” = take the shoot 1st and leave the scene. with all the commotion can anyone think straight?

But if the photographer had ran for cover or helped or something, would the Kent State shootings (or any other picture worthy event) be remembered as they were? Without the visual, most events lose a lot of relevance and weight.

At least that’s how I feel.

Well said, Matt.
If every photographer goes on engaging in ’scene intervevtion’, then the bosses won’t pay him. But I believe most of them do what they can to ease the situation, after doing their duty which is clicking pix, like the case of Nick who photographed Kim Phuc.

And thanks, annoyed photographer.
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do u ever wonder if marry Ann Vecchio ever goes on sites like these and reads the comment bored just to see what people are saying about her

it IS rather a shame that there are ANY mistakes in dealing with the issue of the KENT STATE shootings. these four deaths should NEVER…as in EVER…have ANY MISTAKES EVER brought up in ANY sentace…paragraph..or phrase. if you are NOT SURE…STAY AWAY….I WAS THERE.

any body know where mary ann vecchio was a runaway from in florida at that time in 70

I’m doing a report on Kent State right now for my History class. If you want to learn more about the tragedy, I would definitely recommend reading “Kent State: What Happened and Why” by James A. Michener.