Where were you??

[WILMASBOYL78]

Where were you on November 22nd, 1963 ? I was in a 3rd grade class room when the news came over the loud speaker. The day still haunts many...sad and tragic...still clouded in mystery for millions of Americans.

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[earntaz]

I was a &quot;newbie&quot; airman at Lowry AFB attending the conventional &amp; nuclear weapons school ... rumor was we were going to nuke Cuba ... Sad SAD, day! The Taz

[SUSQ]

First grade. The school Principal made the announcement over the P.A. and immediately instructed us to stand and sing God Bless America. Etched in my mind like it was yesterday. Some years after, I remember my father saying how absolutely awful Thanksgiving was just after the assassination.
I don't know if it was live or a replay but I remember seeing Oswald being shot on television and going down to the basement, where by father was working on something, to tell him what I had just seen. He looked at me in total disbelief and bewilderment.
I've been to Dealy Plaza. It's much more compact than it appears on television. When you're there in person, you really get a sense of how Oswald was literally &quot;right on top&quot; of the motorcade and really puts it in perspective.

[69 Post Sedan]

I missed it by 67 days!

We had a '70 Catalina with a decal: &quot;Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country&quot;. &lt;&lt;&lt;classic

Kurt

[leach]

I was in my Freshman in high school history class they came in told us then sent the whole school home for the day

[1969L78Nova]

Not only a sad day for the USA but also a sad day for the world. I was 17 when I heard the news on the radio....I hurried home to watch on TV. Have since visited both the burial site in Arlington and Dealy in Dallas.
Martin

[300deluxeL79]

one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen

[twertsy]

I was 5 yrs shy of a glint...

[Bill Pritchard]

I was in 7th grade, and still remember the announcement being made over the school public address system. Pretty sure we were sent home early, and I arrived home to see my parents watching the TV in a state of shock and disbelief.

[Canuck]

At the school library. Another student cam in and told us but we didn't believe. Walked home with some friends, and we discussed how untrue such a story could be. Walked in our house and my sisters and Mother were in tears. We were glued to the TV for days!

[Craig_Maiorana]

I was about 12 years shy of being a gleam in daddys eye.... My mother told me all about that day when I was young. This country could use another man like him .... I do remember when junior died though ... just another victim of the Kennedy curse

[dboles]

I was in 5th grade at Alamo Elementary School in Vacaville CA. The teacher told us just after recess. She had heard about it in the teachers lounge during our recess. We went home @ noon that day.

I was in Grade 3 at Reid Lake school. I remember the day like it was yesterday. Our teacher told us at about mid-day.

[bigsixman]

I was in 7th grade geography class with Mr. Stahlecker. We returned after lunch and he told us the sad news. After school, our family watched it all on b &amp; w television. One of my classmates called him two days ago and like all of us, he remembered that day well.

[wrench]

Just turned 18 and a 1st semester student at Okla State Tech enrolled in auto mechanics class.