By John Ballard
For those of us old enough to remember, November 22, 1963, will never be forgotton.
I could write reams about it but the event is getting lost to the distant past and the memories of old men are not as important to those around them as to those doing the remembering.
Here are links to past recollections for anyone with the time and inclination to read them.
I was a senior in high school. I was sitting in a math class when suddenly the intercom crackled - I think it was the first time it had been used in the 3 plus years I had been at the school. The principle came on and announced that the President had been shot and that we were going to be sent home. The thing I remember most was there was nothing on TV but assassination coverage for several days. That was before CATV and there were only 4 stations.
ReplyDeleteI'd actually forgotten about it John. I was on a diesel course. I watched the Oswald shooting live on an old B&W TV in the mess of the ship I was serving on at the time.
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