File:Http://dept.kent.edu/may4/jeff.jpg Jeffrey Glenn Miller (March 28, 1950 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings. Shortly before his death, in May 1970, Miller had transferred to Kent State from Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, Miller pledged Phi Kappa Tau fraternity where his older brother had been a member. He an...
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File:Http://dept.kent.edu/may4/jeff.jpg Jeffrey Glenn Miller (March 28, 1950 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings. Shortly before his death, in May 1970, Miller had transferred to Kent State from Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, Miller pledged Phi Kappa Tau fraternity where his older brother had been a member. He and his brother had always been close, even sharing a birthday. After his brother graduated from Michigan State, Jeff found himself feeling increasingly out of touch with those he knew at Michigan State. During the summer of 1969, an old friend from New York who attended Kent State urged Jeff to consider transferring. Jeff quickly adapted to Kent State and soon had a large stable of friends, including both Allison Krause and Sandy Scheuer who would both die with him on May 4.
The initially unarmed Miller had taken an active part in the protests...
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