Re: [IRCA] Where were you on 22 November 1963?

["Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

I was in the third grade and in school. The principle came on the 
loudspeaker and announced either that he had been shot or had been shot and 
was dead, I'm not sure which. I do know that it was a moment that is etched 
in my mind and will be forever. My young mind could not fully comprehend 
what had happened at that moment or even in the next few days when all 
programs were cancelled and only footage of the funeral and motorcade etc. 
were shown on TV. I saw Jack Ruby get shot live on national TV and that is 
another monent I will never forget. I believe the world would have been a 
much better place if he had been allowed to live and be the president that 
the people willed he be. The Kennedy's were and still are a great family who 
learned somehow that public service is probably one of the highest callings 
on this earth especially if you have more than most. As you all know another 
Kennedy was shot about 5 years later running for president and would have 
won. I believe there are dark forces in this country (or world) that do not 
want to see idealistic, liberal people such as Jack Kennedy be able to 
change the status quo in this great big corporation that we call the USA.

Bob Young
Millbury, Ma

>From: "willis" <k4ape@xxxxxxxx>
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>To: "IRCA" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ABDX" <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [IRCA] Where were you on 22 November 1963?
>Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:53:27 -0500
>
>
>JUST A THOUGHT
>
>Where were you on 22 November 1963?
>
>I had called in sick on this day. This was so I could go downtown and see
>JFK and his parade. At 12 noon I was standing on the corner of Harwood and
>Main as his motorcade went by. As his car turned onto Main St.,  Kennedy 
>was
>less than 10 feet from me. I can remember looking straight into eyes. I 
>just
>did not know what was about to happen to him.
>
>This was about 5 blocks away from where he was murdered.
>
>After the motorcade had passed, I started for home, there wasn't anything 
>on
>the car radio about his shooting. It wasn't till around 1230, and I was
>almost home, in south end of Dallas county, that the radio came alive with
>the news. Then everything was filled with news of President Kennedy's 
>death.
>Seems that every radio station suddenly came alive with the news of JFK's
>murder. Even my favorite radio at that time, KIXL-1040 stopped the music 
>and
>went to news.
>
>I will guess that most on this list were not yet born, or so small they had
>not started to school.
>
>I wonder what the country would have been like IF he had lived?
>
>Willis,K4APE
>Old Fort, TN
>(A transplanted Texan)
>
>
>
>
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