Thread: 50 years ago today

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I don't remember much.. I can remember sitting on the floor in front of the B&W TV surrounded by the family watching the funeral procession.. I remember asking my dad why the horse had no rider and the boots in the stirrups were backwards.. (I was only 5 then) Everyone in the room was crying after that. And later when young John Kennedy saluted, I saluted him back. The room started crying again. And I couldn't figure out what had I done!?!?!

I asked Dad but he only said it's a sad day in the country but it'll be alright, Things'll get better.

I was with my crew building power lines in a place called Pipes Canyon north of Yucca Valley, California. About 1100, the dispatcher called on th radio and told us what had happened, and we were to roll up our job and stand by - for just exactly what I do not know, but we did. They finally called us and said to head for the barn, and let us go an hour early. When I got home, the phone was ringing; it was the reserve unit I was assigned to, telling me that I was called up from standby reserve to ready reserve, and to make sure my sea bag was packed and ready to mobilize if necessary. A couple of days later, I got a call telling me to stand down.

I too was in H.S. and was just going to class after lunch when i heard. I went on to class and told the teacher that JFK had been shot and i thought she was going to hit me, telling me never to say things like that.. I took my seat and the teacher's aid come running into the room crying her eyes out and told the teacher just what i had said.. she broke down and all of us kids just got up and walked out of class.. The whole school was just walking around in a daze.. 50 years ago, so hard to believe its been that long..