Was anyone out there alive and aware when JFK, MLK and RFK were shot?

[xiamiam]

73. I was 13 when jfk was killed . Your post is authentic and how it was for me

I was in school 90 miles from Kent State when those murders occurred. I had attended a moratorium against the war the night before at my school. One of my English profs was an anti war activist and also attended the rallies at Kent State so we had a more personal alliance and would share info with nearby schools. I remember where I was upon receiving the news of each of those deaths but Kent State was unbelievably frightening. I also remember running across campus crying to the little church each time I learned that one of my friends was killed in Vietnam. I remember the vets returning to school and telling us about their experiences...or as much as they were willing to share.
Those days, the 60's and early 70's formed my world view. I was in the middle of it so far as anti war activism was concerned and for some unknown reason, we let our guard down. I actually thought that our consciousness had moved forward and that the place we find ourselves now would never return. When we invaded Iraq the first time, and it was televised, I knew that while we were busy creating alternative ways of living, the mic had been plotting and planning. Watching that invasion on tv in the early 90's, created a stress behind my eyes that I always link to that realization.
We fought so hard. I remember the horror watching the civil rights marchers be hosed and beaten. You're right, our parents were confused about us but we had such ideals and they loved us and when they saw us killed at Kent State, things began to change.
Thinking about all of those deaths during that decade is painful...still. Lots of things changed. It is even more painful to think of what we have now become.