[JimRed]

I was scraping paint on the 01 deck of the USS Vulcan (AR-5) when the word of the assassination was spread.

As a 20 year old Seaman, I’m sad to say that my first reaction was concern that my weekend liberty would be canceled.

[Al B.]

I was an 18-yr-old college freshman, walking outdoors with some fellow students when someone ran up and told us about it. We all rushed inside to the TV.