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An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

In a four-part series, Preservation Arlington looks back at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had a major impact on Arlingtonians, and all Americans, and which culminated in Kennedy’s funeral, which indelibly changed the face of Arlington National Cemetery. For this third piece, we hear the amazing story of Arlington resident Frank Johnston, a former press photographer for United Press International and the Washington Post. Johnston was facing Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, when he was shot by…

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Where They Were…

Where They Were…

In a four-part series, Preservation Arlington looks back at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had a major impact on Arlingtonians, and all Americans, and which culminated in Kennedy’s funeral, which indelibly changed the face of Arlington National Cemetery. For this first piece, we asked three Arlingtonians to tell us where they were during that fateful time. Where were you? Leave your memories in the comments. “To Have it All Wiped Out…” Bill and Ellen Bozman were both…

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