tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post7582868567392107957..comments2023-11-03T02:47:54.900-05:00Comments on The Cumberland Post: November 22, 1963: "He Was Born to Live," a VideoDapper Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-76369524557646881082013-10-07T13:07:20.441-05:002013-10-07T13:07:20.441-05:00Thanks, Buck. I appreciate the comments. Your note...Thanks, Buck. I appreciate the comments. Your note about the school day being cancelled reminded me that all classes were cancelled at EKU on that Monday when JFK was buried. Most everyone watched the ritual on TV. BTW, after Air Force basic training, my son was stationed at Keesler for awhile in the early '80s; getting some training I believe.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-78616831681711331422013-10-05T13:33:17.939-05:002013-10-05T13:33:17.939-05:00All y'all did good work on this, Dan. The vid...All y'all did good work on this, Dan. The vid is very well done and the production on the audio track is superb. Kudos!<br /><br />That said: I was at Keesler AFB, Mississippi on that day, sitting in a basic electronics class when an instructor... a Staff Sergeant who was a known joker... stuck his head in our classroom and said "The President's been shot." Our instructor said "That's not funny, Bob (or Jim or Joe... I don't remember)" To which Bob replied "I'm not joking."<br /><br />The rest of the day went by fairly quickly. The entire school day was cancelled within an hour, releasing some two thousand troops to march back to their barracks, which we did in silence. When we returned to the barracks and the formation was dismissed we all crowded into day rooms to watch the TV coverage on black and white TVs. The president had been pronounced dead by that time and we were all just stunned into silence. An unforgettable day.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com