November 22,1963

[John Sukey]

Had just pulled up to a Circle K (convenience store) when I heard it on the car radio.

[Michael Tompkins]

I was almost 4 years old living in Apple Valley, MN. I remember my parents standing in the living room in front of the TV crying. It's a very vague memory, but when I asked them about it years later, they told me that is what they did. Very sad day, ideed. Mike

[goldwing]

I was on launch duty with nuclear missiles at Sembach Germany when the report came over the radio. We went to our highest alert and stayed there for days. Don't remember when we came back to normal alert. BIll

[Col. Colt]

I was being driven into downtown Kansas City, MO, with other grade school kids in my parent's Chrysler, to attend the indoor Ringling Brother's Barnum and Bailey Circus in the City Auditorium. I even remember the spot in the road where I heard the announcement. It was a pretty somber Circus performance, with proper speeches by the Circus Management, very respectful. When the performance finally happened, everyone was pretty subdued. CC

[BruceHMX]

Was at Fort Campbell, KY 9mos old. Jumping up and down in the day crib while Mom was watching General Hospital. Dad told me years later they went on full alert for days.

[JohnMOhio]

I had been discharged from the Air Force 30 days before. On that particular day, I had stopped to fill up the gas tank somewhere in the mountain area of New York State when the "attendant" asked me if I had heard the president was shot. I was on my way to attend my best friends wedding in Utica.

[pcox]

I was a sophomore in high school about sixty miles west of Dallas. Was in study hall in the cafeteria, one of the teachers brought a TV in and plugged it in. One of those events that you can replay in your mind like a video.

[Ron James]

At the time I was very naive about politics, He double L, I was more interested in the local skirts than what was going on in Washington. It was only much later that I learned that not every one was upset abut JFK's death, in fact there even people cheering at the news. There were a lot of people that felt that JFK " brought " the election and was in cahoots with crooked unions and crime lords. His own father made a fortune running bourbon from Canada to the US on his yacht during prohibition His father was also pulled from the job as ambassador to England during WWII because it was suspected he was too close to the Germans. Churchill was very blunt about his feelings about the elder Kennedy, in private commutations to FDR he accused him of being a German spy. JFK's time in the White house makes Clinton reign seem tame. JFK would have his secret service people bring his dates into the White House late at night ( to the White House indoor pool area. ). However to day he has turned into a cult thing , even through the people who are in the cult were not even around during his presidency. Oh well, History is as who ever writes it to be. Just reflecting on what is now history.