The following is a great story on a part of our history few people think about. The men and women there the day President Kennedy was assassinated on a Dallas street. I encourage you to read it. The only problem I have with it is when the reporter says "PTSD they are just now..." as if no one ever talked about it before. Fascinating how little reporters know about a topic before they open their mouths.
Agent Suffering From PTSD After JFK Assassination Honored In Tulsa
NEWS ON 6
ALLISON HARRIS
Posted: Nov 20, 2014
TULSA, Oklahoma - Nearly 51 years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the special agent who was in the motorcade with the president is still haunted.
It's a day that has stayed with Clint Hill for decades as he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, something he's now helping other service members deal with.
Thursday, he was honored in Tulsa.
November 22, 1963 is still difficult for Hill to talk about; he's been dealing with pain ever since, but now he's helping other service members deal with similar issues.
More than 50 years later, Hill still gets emotional when recalling what Jacqueline Kennedy said to him moments after John F. Kennedy was shot.
"Oh Jack. Oh Jack, what have they done? I have his brains in my hand. I love you, Jack. That's all she said," Hill recalled.
Hill is the special agent in the iconic video, jumping into the president's limousine to shield him.
"I saw the president. He grabbed at his throat, he moved to his left. It was very unusual activity. I knew something had happened. Something was wrong," Hill said.
He remembers every detail of that day.
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