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Where were you 50 years ago today when you heard the news?
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 1009718" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>I was in the Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. I was in and advanced Training Class and we had just marched back to the classroom from lunch when they announced that the President had been shot. About 30 minutes later they announced that he died.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Normally were were allowed to leave on Pass for the weekend, but we could not leave until after we had a special formation on Saturday morning. At that formation we were given the official announcement that JFK was dead and LBJ was President. We were then allowed to leave on passes for the weekend. I went to Columbia, MO (College town) and came back by midnight that Sunday night. When I got back I was informed that Monday was an official day of Mourning, and we were allowed to sign back out on pass. So my friend and I headed off back to Columbia, MO.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A few days later I left Ft Leonard Wood, MO en route to Okinawa for the next 18 months.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 1009718, member: 52972"] I was in the Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. I was in and advanced Training Class and we had just marched back to the classroom from lunch when they announced that the President had been shot. About 30 minutes later they announced that he died. Normally were were allowed to leave on Pass for the weekend, but we could not leave until after we had a special formation on Saturday morning. At that formation we were given the official announcement that JFK was dead and LBJ was President. We were then allowed to leave on passes for the weekend. I went to Columbia, MO (College town) and came back by midnight that Sunday night. When I got back I was informed that Monday was an official day of Mourning, and we were allowed to sign back out on pass. So my friend and I headed off back to Columbia, MO. A few days later I left Ft Leonard Wood, MO en route to Okinawa for the next 18 months. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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