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Originally Posted by village dreamer
can you believe its been 61 years today that JFK was killed.
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I was stationed at Fort Dix, NJ. I was an ISROQ - Intermediate speed radio operator - between teaching classes -playing around on an ANGR 18 - a big Radio - size of small refrigerator. Probably the size of wrist watch now. Trying stations around the country - picked up a broadcast from Texas of Kennedy being shot. Rushed into the classroom being taught - announced the news - everybody came into my room and we listened as developments happened. I was probably one of the first to get the news on the base. A sad day.
I was due to be released from Dix on the following Tuesday - there was a talk of freezing everyone in depending on what international ramifications were. But that didn't happen and I went home Tuesday.