During the late ’60s and early ’70s, U.S. soldiers were stationed in the jungles of Vietnam; meanwhile, students in SUNY Plattsburgh and colleges across the nation demonstrated against the war. Their efforts escalated tensions and disagreements on the home front.

As part of the National Moratorium for Peace Day on October 15, 1969, 600 people, including SUNY Plattsburgh students, faculty, and administrators gathered by the Hawkins Pond for an afternoon vigil. One student laid a wreath with a card reading, “In memory of 40,000 unjustified human sacrifices in the Vietnam Conflict.” Read more.