Tag: John F. Kennedy

On Memorial Day: We Remember

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was born on this day in 1917. (died 1963) It is Memorial Day. Today we remember …

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Yes, I remember where I was

  November 22, 1963. I remember where I was. I was five years old. That afternoon I was playing some game on the floor. My aunt, who took care of me while my mother worked, was ironing. My brother came home from school early and gave us the news. “President Kennedy has been shot.” The …

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