Where were you on Nov 22, 1963?

[model70hunter]

I was in my Sr. year at Waynesville, MO HS. We were told at the end of class, I was a history buff and knew other Presidents had been shot and how WW1 started.

I was suprised but not in shock, the atmosphere was heavily surreal, like 911. I watched the reactions of others thinking it may be important someday, some were crying, many were walking as if they were in a trance, shock was gripping most and all seemed deeply saddened. Many went around saying "Can you believe it?". The teachers walked around with stunned looks.

Today no one would be shocked because our innocense too died that day.

 

[epj]

A Friday I'll never forget. I was having lunch with my wife in Cheyenne Wyoming at a restaurant when Walter Cronite gave us the sad news.
I was stationed at F.E.Warren AFB at the time. Our commander sent us all home.

Really? I'm surprised you didn't go to DEFCON 1.

 

[bgrafsr]

I was on guard duty in the nuclear weapons area at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Of course, according to the treaty we had with the Philippine Gov't., we were not supposed to have nuclear weapons on the base, so it was designated the "special weapons" area.

 

[haifabuddy]

Dallas, TX, who wants to know and why?

 

[BlindJustice]

Quincy Washington State - Junior high 7th grade Home
room - Mr Johnson's class. He had an arkansas accent. The
principal came over the intercom and announced The President
had been shot. Class was over, and the principal Mr Gorman
his son Bob was/is a good friend - same age. Teachers were
talking amongst themselves. Then the Principal announces
the death of Jack Kennedy. and school would be out at noon
Girls were crying.... We went home and Walter Cronkite
Huntley and Brinkley reported the events.

Randall

 

[wyo-man]

Sitting in my 6th grade class when the news was announced.
Goodness, that was a long time ago!!

wyo-man

 

[olypenn222]

Was in 3th period 7th Grade PE class, was playing basketball, The school loudspeaker came on, first time I had heard it, did not know it existed, first annoucement was of his shooting, ten minutes later was of his death. Everyone was stunned, all the girls cried. The family was scheduled to go out of town to my moms' Aunt for Thanksgiving, my father picked me up a hour later. Spent the rest week with a the Aunt, who was a goldwater repubilican who hated the Kennedy's. She was a sweet lady that had a real hard time not acting delighted.

My parents had both worked on Kennedy's election campaign, I meet the President when he visited our county 6 months before and had shaken his hand, I remember it being very warm and soft, was very suprised to see that he was a pinked skinned redhead. He was very striking, I had never seen a color picture of him, we a black and white TV.

Remember it being quite tense at my aunts home. Rained all the time. Nothing on TV except Kennedy coverage. Remembered it as gray, gray, gray.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

I wasn't a sperm, but I was an egg ...