Arkie, I believe you. I was a young GI in Munich when we got the news and I saw young soldiers like myself almost come to blows in the barracks. Feelings were running high and it was the first time I knew of anyone having political feelings about any president. Many young people of the day reflected what their parents felt about Kennedy.
As for folks who question your veracity on this thread, they can kiss off.
This is a likely explanation for the children's behavior. The parents would then be plagued with a case of "be careful what you wish for."
On second thought, many little turds are parrots of their parents.
I remember hearing in my childhood that my daddy says this or that, so it had to be the absolute truth. No amount of reason would change their minds. I always caught my father making some bs storyline, then again, he was a Democrat.
Thanks. If there are doubters about my story here it's really not my problem. I'm just reporting what happened in my school. I'm sure it happened in a lot of other places too as you say it happened in your barracks. I'm not even sure how many children cheered. It wasn't the majority but enough to make the memory stick in my mind.