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JFK and the Black Day

I was only 5 years old when President Kennedy was assassinated, too young to understand the implications that this moment in time had. All I knew is was school was canceled for the rest of the week, and it time off from learning. Looking back at that time now it probably one of the few times that our country came together to grieve as one. We gathered around the tv for the next 4 days and watched the sad events transpire, though the pictures were in black and white and grainy we still could feel the horror. pain and sadness. The closest modern day event that I could compare it with would be the events of 9/11, where despite age, race, religion we joined ranks to comfort each other to get through a difficult situation. This was a moment in time when you ask a person "do you remember where you were when you heard the news"..and the person if they were of that age group will..just as 9/11. 47 years later and so much has changed, there are no more Kennedy brothers or Camelot..just memories of a time when we were a different society, better off?? Yes, no, maybe. Have we progressed or alienated ourselves from each other via Internet?? Finally have we learned from history, or are we just repeating mistakes made from our past.

posted on Nov 22, 2010 12:20 PM ()

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When I think of where I was when I heard JFK was shot, I am standing on 8th St in Berthoud, Colorado, in front of the Presbyterian church. We were coming back to school from lunch. It is truly as if I am there in that time, at that moment, the closest I'll come to time travel.
comment by troutbend on Nov 27, 2010 3:17 PM ()
I have been watching a few documentaries on t.v. about the assassination along with the different views of who was behind it etc. I do hope that the person 'behind it all', is brought to justice.
It was a very bad day.
comment by febreze on Nov 23, 2010 12:29 PM ()
Images that have been burned onto my frontal cortex for life.
comment by jondude on Nov 22, 2010 5:17 PM ()
Even though I watched all the events, as they happened, on TV I don't remember where I was bu the picture of John-John saluting his father's casket as it passed by is burned in my brain!
comment by greatmartin on Nov 22, 2010 3:23 PM ()
I remember this so well.Glue to the TV to hear all the report and spend many days watching the outcome.Could not believed that this happen and for what?
comment by fredo on Nov 22, 2010 2:06 PM ()
Yeah, 9/11 will forever be in my brain... And I did notice that people pulled together - it is amazing what we are capable of when there are tragedies! I kinda wish it was more frequent though...
comment by kristilyn3 on Nov 22, 2010 12:40 PM ()
Events such as these show the frailty of the human soul..and the strength of the human spirit.
reply by redwolftimes on Nov 22, 2010 1:40 PM ()

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