Where were you when President Kennedy was shot?

[ltxi]

I was on my way back from the squadron orderly room where I’d just been notified I’d made my third stripe early when I got the news.

Don’t remember the precise time, but the precise point in space has been fixed in my memory and mind for 50 years....two thirds of the way across the street in front of and heading toward my barracks at Travis AFB.

[jocko]

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Oh this is just great, now the guys are gonna call me a cradle robber for sure.

Ok, I can live with that. You've been neglecting us Melissa as we missed you very much.

WE?

why do u always say WE whenur hitting onforum gals. Does it take the pressure off of u??? Just sayin. I have never hit on her, utter than u, there is no WE...

[Bawanna]

OK, I manned up and fixed it. Glad you never hit on her, I'd have to take ya out. No chance now that I let your preferences out of the sack too.

[jeepster09]

eeeooww......talk of the sack

[bob98366]

Sick at home from school, so watched the TV coverage live. Mom and I watched Cronkite.

[ltxi]

eeeooww......talk of the sack

Oh, stop that....I want to hear this....

[muggsy]

I was a junior in High School and in Drafting Class when the announcement was made on the P.A. system. There is no truth to the rumor that I was standing behind a picket fence on the grassy knoll.

[ripley16]

In school in District Heights, Maryland, We lived just a few miles outside of D.C. then. My Dad was F.B.I. He was very busy for the next few weeks. We all went to see the funeral procession. It was a pretty big somber crowd, cold and windy day.

[CJB]

Kindergarten. Miss Matthis. Teach got a knock on door...we were in a circle on the floor. A bad man shot president Kennedy. Patty Adamo dropped her Lornadoon. I picked it up and ate it.

[Jeremiah/Az]

I was workin' in Hemet, Cal. , a lineman buildin' power lines. Didn't hear about it 'til we came in that evenin'.

[Yogi 117]

3rd grader having lunch in the school cafeteria when it was announced on the West Coast. Everyone was sent home just before noon Pacific time.

[xsailer]

I was 23 and working at Cessna when a working buddy walked up and said Kennedy had be shot. I didn't believe it. The following days were awful. The 60's were terrible for tragedies. King, another Kennedy, got drafted, Kent State early 70, Viet Nam. It just seemed every week there was a problem

[Tinman507]

Sitting in my 3rd grade classroom. Sister George Marie. There's a knock at the door and a couple of 8th grade girls are there crying. Whispered something to Sister and she goes pale. The church bell next door begins ringing non stop.
Sister told us the president was dead. They herded the whole school over to the church for a prayer service I suppose while they organized transportation home. I remember it was grey and cold and anxiety filled.
Watched the next 4 days nonstop on TV.
Hard to separate memories of later seeing video of the funeral with memories of actually watching the events live on TV.
Feels like the whole world changed that day.

[RRP]

Kindergarten. Miss Matthis. ~
Patty Adamo dropped her Lornadoon. I picked it up and ate it.

This gave me a hell of a chuckle!

[muggsy]

I was 23 and working at Cessna when a working buddy walked up and said Kennedy had be shot. I didn't believe it. The following days were awful. The 60's were terrible for tragedies. King, another Kennedy, got drafted, Kent State early 70, Viet Nam. It just seemed every week there was a problem

Kinda like now ain't it?