Road Runner Posted November 22, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2013 I know, most of you were too young to remember, but I suspect that a few of us have vivid recollections of that day. I was a freshmen in high school and a member of the school band. We had been dispatched to a nearby school to participate in their homecoming parade on a warm Friday afternoon in November. We had disembarked from the school buses and began to form into our marching positions when we were abruptly told to return to our buses because the parade had been canceled. This was really weird because the weather was warm and sunny and the idea that a school would cancel their homecoming festivities seemed unfathomable at the time. Once we boarded our bus, the school band director informed us that the President had been shot and that we would be returning to our school immediately. The return trip was eerily silent. Few spoke, immersed in their own thoughts and fears. When we arrived back at our school, the news was grim. The President was dead. Many students began to cry. We were sent home. A very sad day, followed by several more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted November 22, 2013 Share #2 Posted November 22, 2013 I wasn't born yet. Until 9/11/2001, I used to say that the closest thing I had to that kind of moment was when the space shuttle Challenger blew up. But the WTC event on 9/11/2001 kind of trumped thta one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted November 22, 2013 Share #3 Posted November 22, 2013 I was in grade school that day. 4th grade. We were all sent home early, Mom was crying. The neighborhood was very still that day too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted November 22, 2013 Share #4 Posted November 22, 2013 I was not yet conceived. My parents however lived in Dallas and they never talk about this. I will ask them about it when we visit for Thanksgiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal Posted November 22, 2013 Share #5 Posted November 22, 2013 I was 5...I don't remember that day as uch as I remember being mad that Captain Kangaroo was not on TV and the funeral was. I did ask the guys in Men's Coffee at work to discuss their memories of that day..they range in age from 70 to 95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted November 22, 2013 Share #6 Posted November 22, 2013 Jeez, you guys, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 22, 2013 Share #7 Posted November 22, 2013 Jeez, you guys, too? What's this about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL Posted November 22, 2013 Share #8 Posted November 22, 2013 Yes but in my case it was William McKinley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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