This was beautifully written. I remember the announcement coming over the loud speaker that he had been shot and for us to all go straight home. I remember the feeling of being very scared and running just about all the way home. Brenda J Scott -----Original Message----- From: Bill Wood [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Fw: D.C. (only read if you have time for a "funny") Hi, I Couldn't help but notice the subject here of JFK's grave. I wrote a piece 2 years ago on this, and YES, it was moved in the 1960's under the supervision of both his living {at the time} brothers, Bobby & Ted. I even have the before and after shots of the sites. Why was he moved? The original site was a short walk from the paved sidewalk, through the grass, and over to a walk around the site which was surrounded by a short-white picket fence. They {at the time} didn't realize that THIS site was going to be visited by MILLIONS of visitors each year! The original site initially received SO many visitors, that a self-made muddy racetrack-like walk had been created by the number of people slowly walking around the outside of this small picket fence of the enclosed gravesite. There's a mention in the book I'm currently writing about nearby Fort Lincoln Cemetery, of why JFK was buried at Arlington and not Hyannis, Massachusetts. He visited Arlington shortly before his-own death. His brother Bobby was with him, and he remarked how beautiful the view of DC was from atop the Lee Mansion walkway near the overlook facing Washington. Ironically, it's the site directly below where he was standing, that was selected by Jackie and Bobby for his final resting place. After the assassination, Bobby was asked by Jackie on "..Where should we bury Jack?" Bobby said that when he and Jack visited here the month before, Jack complimented the view and scenery stating to Bobby: words to the effect: "This is so beautiful, I could just stay here forever." This comment stuck in Bobby's memory and made the decision easy for Jackie, and ultimately Bobby. Jackie didn't realize it then, but this would also be 'her' final resting place also! Likewise, Bobby couldn't possibly know that he too would join his brother in another nearby site in less that five years! Ultimately after Jacks death, Jackie also decided that her two {Patrick and one still born} would be re-interred next to their father from their then-present respective graves in Massachusetts. In retrospect, I too was a youngster when JFK was killed. His life and death made a lasting impression on the path of my life and career. I visit Arlington every Memorial and Veterans day. While there, I always stop by the JFK & RFK sites. When there initially, I feel 'that old familiar sadness' that has hung with other youngsters my age that remember Dallas, and {us kids in school} learning of the event by the tears in the eyes of my Teacher, when the Principle visited each class with the news. Best Regards, William M Wood Greenbelt ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Fw: D.C. (only read if you have time for a "funny") > That's a shame what you've written, but I hate to tell you it's happened > all over the country. All our beautiful countryside is beening eaten up > by developers. I went to DC as a child to visit after President Kennedy > was killed. My mother wanted to see his grave. It's all different now, I > believe they've even moved his grave from the orignial site if I'm not > mistaken. But the few trips I've made with my family in the pass couple > of years we just loved DC. Much Much nicer than New York City. for the > most part I felt safe there not like NYC or even Boston. Anne > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Boswell <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:46:49 -0400 > Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] Fw: D.C. (only read if you have time for a > "funny") > > > It doesn't get done, that's why the city and federal government is so > screwed up. > > I lived in DC for forty years and was driven out by the high cost of > living > there and the low salaries. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Fw: D.C. (only read if you have time for > a "funny") > > > Hi all - This is the best and most truthfull piece that I've read in a > long > time. > > I was born and raised in the DC, Maryland area. Andrew field was - then - > all farm land. So many changes - when I go back to the DC area now, I > only > drive in broad daylight, with the car doors locked. > > Such a pity - the nation's capital - people come from all over the world > to > visit. And the people working there - from the clerks to the high and > mighty > politicians - all have this mentality - "it's not my job.!' and 'what's in > it > for me.?' It's a wonder that anything ever gets done. > > mro > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. 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