At the funeral, John-John was getting restless so Mrs. Kennedy had the SS take him to the back of the church and tell him a story. (The SS officers were real close to the kids) Well, there was a Lt. Con. in the back and the SS officer asked him to tell John about the medals on his dress uniform.
Somehow (I forget) John-John saw the Lt. Con. salute someone and John Jr. tried it. The Lt. Con. corrected him (b/c his hand was not right) saying something like, "No, do it this way." When the casket was brought down the aisle Jackie told John to say bye to his daddy. He took a step out and gave a perfect salute.
According to Dateline NBC (who interviewed three Kennedy Secret Service guards) this is the first time the real story behind this event had been told! The officer who was with John when he gave the salute said he bursted into tears when he saw John Jr. do that.
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RW: YOu do not have to be in the military to salute ANYTHING! I was never in the military, but I salute the flag every time it's raised. I salute the flag every time the national anthem is sung. Crossing your hand over the heart is fine, but I see the salute as the ultimate symbol of respect for a superior. That may mean officer, or in this case, the president. I salute the flag, because it stands for everything that is good about the country. And while you may not be a patriot, I would gladly give my life for my way of life anyday. As for the Kennedy thing, I respected Kennedy, though I was not alive. He was undeniably a good president. His ideals and goals were good and just, and someone didn't like it. His family stood for America, served America, were America. Unfortunately when you're that open to the public, tragedy strikes you that much more than the common people. That is why this string was started. That is why the press gives it so many headlines. And That is why America revolves around families like the Kennedys and the Rockefellers.
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Well, RW, I'd have to say yes, since both of Canada's coasts were put on alert for possible invasion. And German troops did land in the Canadian Arctic to set up U-Boat resupply bases there. Not to mention the Canadians who died at the hands of U-Boats, both at sea and in the Saint Lawrence. And if that doesn't count, well, then they died saving your country. Maybe that doesn't mean anything to you. But I'm with First of Two on this one.
And I'd just like to mention that I believe that a person who won't die for what he believe in obviously doesn't have much to die for anyway. I would die, even if all that my death served was to bring the enemy down to one less bullet, because that could be the bullet that kills my sister, or my parents.
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Sorry Sol, I didn't mean for this to be a political debate, just a plain old memorial.
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Well, yes, it's is tragic that this man who seems to be nice and all died in a plane crash with his wife and sister-in-law.... though, as some have said, how about all these men and women dying on the road, in a plane or on a boat who have probably done community services and charity donation at some point? Are the coast guard and army have down so much for them......
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Actually, according to the Coast Guard, they go through the same procedures for any plane or ship lost, "Whether he's John Kennedy or John Q. Public."
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First, I was under the impression that a hand-to-forehead salute was considered improper for civilians. That's why they created the hand-over-heart one. (Actually, for a while, the proper civilian salute was to raise one's arm, palm turned upward to the flag. When Hitler came to power, though, they decided it looked a bit too much like the Nazi salute, so they changed it.)
Secondly, I'm not sure what's so great about dying for one's country. I would think dying for one's morals/beliefs would be much better. People mentioned the "patriots" that won WW2. Well, a lot of the Nazis probably considered themselves "patriots", too. That doesn't make them right. I wouldn't die for the US any more than I would for Canada, England, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.
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Maybe we need more countries that represent morals and beliefs.
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