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Sue's Assassination

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On November 22, 1963, Sue recalls a terrible event had shaken the nation. President John F Kennedy had been assassinated. “A lot of people thought he [Lee Harvey Oswald] wasn’t the only shooter and the government was involved too. But Ruby shot Oswald, so we never found out.” She thinks the most probable cause of the shooting was the he wanted to end the Vietnam War, which was a big money-maker. Alas, Vice President Johnson took office, and the war continued. At the time, Sue was in 10th grade, 15 years old. During lunch, they found out and got the rest of the day off. Later in life, this affected her through her husband, Gary, who fought in Vietnam.

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