[don-o]

I really believe that the day that JFK was assassinated was the very day that all things changed here in the USA.

As do I.

I was 13. My family had not been a JFK family. But, when I arrived home, and saw my sister crying in Mama's arms, I made fun of her.

I was wrong. Sister had the right response.

[Dog Gone]

I remember racing home from school on my bike to tell my mom the news that President Kennedy had been "assassicuted." My mother already knew, and didn't make fun of the word I accidentally invented.

[wardaddy]

Howdy neighbor.

My dad was a USAF Major tac fighter pilot involved to some degree with the Bay of Pigs. Needless to say his views on JFK were not real warm after that....not to say anyone celebrated his killing but I don't recall much mourning...more just shock and my dad saying early on that he felt there was a connection between the two.

FWIW.

[wardaddy]

BTW....I don't know about the rest of ya'll but the morning of September 11th, 2001 and watching those buildings collapse eclipses all other pivotal national events for me by a long shot and I was already 43 at the time.

Kennedy, Watergate, 72 Olympics, Hurricane Camille, Iran hostages, Reagan being shot...etc are all footnotes to the big one so far.