US remembers Kennedy 50 years after assassination 22 November 2013 Last updated at 18:00 The US is marking 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassins bullet in Dallas, Texas. The city, which has long struggled with the legacy of the assassination, hosts a series of official events on Friday. Kennedy, who served less than three years, is often ranked among the nations most revered presidents. Just 46 when he died, he is praised for his youthful vigour, his leadership through the Cuban missile crisis and his vision to put a man on the Moon. But he is also remembered for ordering one of the most disastrous episodes of the Cold War, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of communist Cuba by a CIA-trained paramilitary force of Cuban exiles. Kennedys family members laid a wreath on his grave at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington DC on Friday. His wife Jackie and two of their children are also buried there. President Barack Obama issued a proclamation for flags to be flown at half mast at the White House, US Capitol and other government buildings.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:09:29 +0000
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