He was laid to rest on November 25th, 1963.
Tomorrow marks the 60th Anniversary of the funeral of Former US President John F. Kennedy.
He was assassinated in Texas on November 22nd, 1963, and was laid to rest three days later on the 25th.
26 Irish Cadets were asked to be part of the Guard of Honour for JFK's funeral, and Athlone's Billy Nott was one of them.
Athlone's Billy Nott was one of the ones chosen, he says there was a lot of tension in the air at the time:
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