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electric_blue68

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21. Fifth grade...

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 02:21 PM

Nov 22

My teacher who I really didn't like was called out from our classroom. When she came back in she was disturbingly ashened faced. Told us about the shooting. Then on our recently installed intercom the principal announced the president's death. Let out early.

I don't think I saw Oswald being shot. I do remember some of the funeral- the riderless horse, casket, Jackie, RFK, the kids.

The pall of the adults was an amazing thing those days.

Visiting cousins in ?Arlington, VA. the next summer we went to see the grave with the eternal flame, and white picket fence. Too bad I don't have the photo anymore.

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