@gambrel saidI saw old tapes of JFK saluting, it was so moving. I remember my mother crying and I was very young around 3 or 4 and she said that the President of the United States had just been killed. As you all or most of you know I live in Canada. We had close relationships who lived in Boston, Mass.
I remember when I was 4, I took some wood scraps a few nails and made a rough airplane model. I then took some embroidery thread tied it to a wingtip and went outside to fly it. I spun around in circles and was disappointed the plane didn't "fly." It kept turning over. Then my grandmother called me into the house, she was crying and told me president Kennedy had been assassin ...[text shortened]... he explained. I was in shock. I remember watching the funeral and JFK Jr saluting I assume the flag.
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@gambrel saidI believe John Jr. was saluting the casket as it rolled by in the street. Very moving, an iconic image burned into the collective consciousness of a whole generation.
I remember when I was 4, I took some wood scraps a few nails and made a rough airplane model. I then took some embroidery thread tied it to a wingtip and went outside to fly it. I spun around in circles and was disappointed the plane didn't "fly." It kept turning over. Then my grandmother called me into the house, she was crying and told me president Kennedy had been assassin ...[text shortened]... he explained. I was in shock. I remember watching the funeral and JFK Jr saluting I assume the flag.
I was in school when the principal announced the assassination over the PA system.
@moonbus saidI saw the picture of John Jr. in Life magazine or something when I was very young, maybe a few years older than he was in that picture.
I believe John Jr. was saluting the casket as it rolled by in the street. Very moving, an iconic image burned into the collective consciousness of a whole generation.
I was in school when the principal announced the assassination over the PA system.
@moonbus saidYes, I believe many people have it etched in the minds, a very moving moment I never forgot and I was quite young back then.
I believe John Jr. was saluting the casket as it rolled by in the street. Very moving, an iconic image burned into the collective consciousness of a whole generation.
I was in school when the principal announced the assassination over the PA system.
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@moonbus saidThe casket had a flag over it. I knew there was a flag. I also remember a riderless horse with empty boots stuck backwards in the stirrups
I believe John Jr. was saluting the casket as it rolled by in the street. Very moving, an iconic image burned into the collective consciousness of a whole generation.
I was in school when the principal announced the assassination over the PA system.
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@gambrel saidI wasn’t four but was in my fourth year of high school and at a friend’s house studying fir an upcoming exam. We took a few minutes to watch “live” the motorcade. We were transfixed and forgot about studying and continued to watch. I remember when Walter Kroncrite (sic) announced his death and how sad it made us feel.😢
I remember when I was 4, I took some wood scraps a few nails and made a rough airplane model. I then took some embroidery thread tied it to a wingtip and went outside to fly it. I spun around in circles and was disappointed the plane didn't "fly." It kept turning over. Then my grandmother called me into the house, she was crying and told me president Kennedy had been assassin ...[text shortened]... he explained. I was in shock. I remember watching the funeral and JFK Jr saluting I assume the flag.
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It’s almost fair to say that JFK left a bigger impression in death than in life. He was a president who gave Americans hope, more than he could possibly have delivered. And then compare him with who and what came after: LBJ, Nixon, lies and war and lies about the war.
Cronkite (so spelt). You’d remember Huntley and Brinkley too. Probably not Edward R Morrow though. Back in the day when journalists were professional. Not idiots like Tucker C.
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@moonbus saidOh I remember Mr Morrow alright and agree with your take on the years after JFK.
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It’s almost fair to say that JFK left a bigger impression in death than in life. He was a president who gave Americans hope, more than he could possibly have delivered. And then compare him with who and what came after: LBJ, Nixon, lies and war and lies about the war.
Cronkite (so spelt). You’d remember Huntley and Brinkley too. Probably not Edward R Morrow though. Back in the day when journalists were professional. Not idiots like Tucker C.