Monday, November 22, 2021

Sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words

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  1. I remember the day - the newsflash came on the TV. I remember which show was interrupted. I went through to the kitchen to tell mum. 58 years ago.

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  2. What a day that was! The whole country went into shock. I will forever have the cadence of the funeral drums in my head.

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  3. One of the very few occasions that I have worn a black tie in mourning. I can even recall that.

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  4. There's a black couple at the side of the road. She is in front and he is behind in his smart hat. His hand is on her shoulder. They seem genuinely happy to see John Kennedy and his wife driving through their Texan city on that bright November afternoon. How quickly hope turned to tragedy. Never such innocence again.

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