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Volume 9, Issue 47 - Feature #3148

44 Years Ago - November 22, 1963

Do I remember? It happened on my 21st birthday! NLS

Norm,an Smith - 2007-11-25 12:46:06

My wife and I were going to town shopping. We lived on the Air Force Base at Glasgow, MT, and we went to the bank on the base to cash a check for some cash. As I was leaving, I overheard someone say the Gov. Connelly and Pres. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. We departed the band and proceeded to drive the 16 miles to town. At the main gate we were told to go back home and contact our bomber crew commander, which I did. That was the end of our shopping trip for that day. Later, we were released from staying near the phone. Sure was a shock.

James E Bradley - 2007-11-24 22:09:33

My husband had been home for lunch and had just gone back to work when I sat down with our toddler daughter to put her down for her nap. Back in those days of B/W TVs it took a bit for it to warm up and the picture to come on. I usually watched General Hospital while putting the daughter down and as the TV was warming up, I could hear voices and they didn't sound like GH and I wondered what the heck? Then when the picture came on, it was the network commentater and I soon caught on what had happened. I let my daughter slip down out of my lap and I stared unbelieving at the TV. The official death announcement had not been issued yet. Think I spent the rest of the afternoon just watching TV and the events unfolding. Never even thought to call my husband with the news.

Anita Cheatum - 2007-11-24 20:50:51

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