Thread: 50 years ago today

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i dont know if i`ve posted this before .. but this week has been special to me .. iv`e greatly enjoyed all the J.F.K specials .. There is a reason ..my father served in the navy during WW2 .. He never spoke of what he did but we do know that he spent the duration of his tour of duty at oak ridge tennessee in navy intel ..how a man from north alabama could warrent such a tour of duty makes one wonder .. during basic training my father befriended a man from boston mass.. a man who had powerful friends . ..this fellow was invited by my dad to come visit him in bama and meet one of my dads sisters .. this man from boston quickly fell for my aunt .. he asked her to wait for him till wars end and he would come for her .. this happened .. fast forward nearly 20 years and one of the powerful friends of this fellow from boston was elected president of the usa .. this president was assembling his personal staff and one of my sisters was made a personal secretary ..a few years later and the tragic event occurs .. once again a family member is involved .. the fellow facing forwards is one of my older brothers .. he was chosen to represent the marines in the honor guard . the casket is that of J.F.K ....