JULY 15, 2012
"JOHNNY, I HARDLY KNEW YE" III
Knoxville, Tennessee (JFK+50) Today we continue our report of Chapter 12 of the book by Kenneth P. O'Donnell & David F. Powers with Joe McCarthy. It is published by Little, Brown & Company.
The title of Chapter 12 is "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye"
Kenneth O'Donnell tells us that after attending MEMORIAL DAY services at Arlington in 1963, JFK began sending a memorial certificate to the nearest surviving relative after the death of a war veteran.
This, Kenny says, was the President's 'own idea.'
One widow sent the following letter to JFK after receiving a memorial certificate for her husband:
"I want to thank you for the certificate honoring my husband. It brought tears from the realization that the head of a nation so big could put importance on details so seemingly small. It fills me with an overwhelming love for my country."
Kenneth O'Donnell tells us that after attending MEMORIAL DAY services at Arlington in 1963, JFK began sending a memorial certificate to the nearest surviving relative after the death of a war veteran.
This, Kenny says, was the President's 'own idea.'
One widow sent the following letter to JFK after receiving a memorial certificate for her husband:
"I want to thank you for the certificate honoring my husband. It brought tears from the realization that the head of a nation so big could put importance on details so seemingly small. It fills me with an overwhelming love for my country."
