I am still wondering Why ? The killing of John F. Kennedy , then Bobby and the King . Why Oh why, did it have to happen . With our President , John F. Kennedy , I never thought anything could hurt so bad . I was in Harrisburg , South Dakota , first year of high school . I admired Mr. Kennedy for civil rights , for the fitness programs and for what he was trying to do for this country .

My friend , Myron Lee, was ask to play and headline the Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars Tour in Dallas that night . Myron told Dick, he must close the show cause he just could not go on after such a terrible thing had happened .

I remember being so afraid that day like what is going to happen next and to such a starry eyed still in some respects, a little girl, this awfull thing that had happened to this day still leaves me shaking and very cold inside.

I was also very worried about my friend Myron Lee, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota , just as much worried as I was for Jackie and the rest of their people like LadyBird Johnson and also Dick Clark . Cause see , I had no idea what or why, all I knew was this terrible thing had happened .

From that day on I was not 14 any more but more like 21, an adult, I felt I grew up in a matter of minutes where terrible things like this could happen. I could not any longer be this starry eyed little girl any more and could not close my eyes to what was yet in store for this country . I moved to Fort Lauderdale, Fl . where there was so much hate towards the black skin and towards the Indians. My coming from South Dakota in 1964, beforehand my Dad taught us that race, color, or religion did not mater ; it was Pretty Bad .

Then I was right here inthe nations capital , Washington D.C. , when first my hero , Martin Luther King was shot. I was 19 and felt like 40 cause yet anther very deep tragedy had happened to our beloved United States Of America. Then that summer, again living around our nations capital, it happened again. My dear God ---- this time, Bobby.

When that happened I felt 100 and that deep sense nothing would ever be the same in this country again. I will always believe that the 3 people I admired the most were killed by the same people. No matter what the the reports were these three help change America for the better and some people just did not like that

So, until they come up with more truth on who did all this, I can never believe . I believe in God though , and believe that someday we will have a great country again . I am going to be 50 this year and hope and pray that another young girls life and childhood will never be robbed of hopes and dreams as they are growing up . This is my true story , Debbie .