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calimary

(88,655 posts)
7. I was ten. And yeah. It still makes me sad.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 02:36 PM
Nov 22

I remember what a hopeful and exciting time it was, and the feelings of energy and whole new, and attainable, possibilities. We were all young again and our hopes and dreams felt completely attainable. He launched our quest to go to the moon. Sheesh, even THAT was a new possibility.

That ambition became a reality before the end of that same decade. I’ve always felt a little bit sad that he never lived to see it.

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Pour out one for Jack [View all] Aviation Pro Nov 22 OP
I've often wondered what accomplishments he could've achieved if not for his murder, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 22 #1
JFK was a great leader, but AdamGG Nov 22 #15
Spot on! EmmaLee E Nov 23 #18
An exemplary leader indeed ... anciano Nov 22 #2
His legacy lives on. Boomerproud Nov 22 #3
I was eleven when he died... Escape Nov 22 #4
I was ten. And yeah. It still makes me sad. calimary Nov 22 #7
I had just turned 17, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 22 #16
So young. murielm99 Nov 22 #5
A day and week I will never forget. oasis Nov 22 #6
A ten-year-old Me... BurnDoubt Nov 22 #8
That Krasnov + Melanoma believe... ultralite001 Nov 22 #9
JFK, the light Clouds Passing Nov 22 #10
He will never grow old 0rganism Nov 22 #11
Amen Sam I Yam Nov 22 #12
I well remember that day. Some teachers cried. surfered Nov 22 #13
Next Prez Seinan Sensei Nov 22 #14
I was 10 in fifth grade... electric_blue68 Nov 22 #17
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