The 1966 University of Texas tower shooting. 24-year-old student Charles Whitman kills 16 and injures 33 persons at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Policemen and security guards take position and try to reach the sniper at the top of the University of Texas Main Building tower (110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705, United States). Students hide and run away from the tower. A large crowd of students and other people gathered following the aftermath of the mass shooting. Shot guns, rifles, revolvers, and other weapons recovered from the sniper who was killed by policemen.
Mass shooting at the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas. Student Charles Whitman opens fire from the University of Texas Main Building tower (110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705, United States). People running about in the campus to escape the fire. Students hide behind cars. Wounded students being carried away. Police cars in the campus. Rifles and guns discovered from Whitman being displayed. The University of Texas tower shooting killed nearly 15 people.
Aftermath of the University of Texas tower mass shooting in Austin, Texas. University of Texas student Charles Whitman fires bullets from the tower of the building killing 15 people and wounding 33. Exterior of the University of Texas Main Building tower (110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705, United States). Men kneeling on a street. Cars parked on the street. Men run. A crowd gathers outside the university. Men carrying a casualty away. Cars parked on the street. Rifles and guns on a table. The crowd rushes towards the building.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Robert Emmett O'Malley receiving the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon Baines Johnson. An orchestra plays at the Federal Office Building Plaza (J.J. Pickle Federal Building, 300 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701) in Austin, Texas. The seal of the United States President on display. President Johnson gives his remarks before the awarding ceremony. “I can think of only one gift sufficient to honor men like this: We can assure this man and we can assure every man who wears our uniform that their cause is a good cause, that the principles they stand for are sound principles, that the battle they are fighting deserves their bravery. To back a commitment honorably given: that is a good cause. To shield a young nation from aggression: that is a good cause.” United States Marines in full blue dress uniform stand at attention. Marine corp band members in red uniform are also at attention. The audience clapping during President Johnson’s speech. President Johnson puts the Medal of Honor on Sergeant Robert Emmett O’Malley. The president also presents a framed certificate to O’Malley. Sergeant O’Malley smiles as he wears the Medal of Honor. President Johnson and Sergeant O’Malley shake hands with USMC officials.