Quote:Only 2 replies and 30+ views? I guess that 100 years from now, Kennedy's legacy will remain in the toilet.

 

Calm down, it's Friday night. Anyone watching TV, listening to the radio are surfing the web knows the significance of today's date. Failing to respond to today's most obvious thread topic on any message board has nothing to do with JFK's legacy.

 

I was almost 5 years old when Kennedy was killed. I should have been in kindergarten, but my right leg was in a full length cast, my leg broken when it got caught in the spokes of the bicycle upon which handlebars I was riding as a teenager from across the street pedaled. I vaguely recall my mom crying, my sister and dad coming home early from school and work, respectively.

 

I'm sure I watched the news coverage, but my earliest memory of watching anything on television was the black and white broadcast of JFK's funeral procession. This included John John's famous salute, which really brought it into focus to me at that early age. My mom told me who he was, and I felt so sad for that boy, who no longer had a father.

 

Take about 14 minutes out of your day, this is worth it:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmiOEk59n8

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