Recollections of the JFK Assassination -November 22 - 25, 1963
A LOSS OF INNOCENCE John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - Nov 22, 1963) DETROIT November 22, 2013 This weekend marks the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. It is a milestone that one never could imagine would arrive so swiftly, shake up emotion and jolt our memory. Today, I write as a catharsis to recall distant memories, sort through decades of controversy and hope to find meaning and the effect on my life and of my classmates who shared the exact time and space of that day. It is November 2013 and the television airs a seemingly endless string of documentaries recounting the tragedy, shock and disbelief then and now. The recounts and dissects every aspect, event and the casualty of spirit after four heart-wrenching days beginning with shots ringing out across Dealey Plaza on a Friday and a funeral march on Monday. NBC aired one special that rose above the rest. Tom Brokaw presided as commentator, host and c