John F. Kennedy Funeral November 25, 1963

The funeral Service for President John F. Kennedy. The state funeral of John F. Kennedy took place during the three days that followed his assassination on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

The body of the president was brought back to Washington, D.C. and placed in the East Room of the White House for 24 hours. On the Sunday November 24, his casket was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. Throughout the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket. Representatives from over 90 countries attended the state funeral on Monday, November 25. After the Requiem Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, the late president was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

You can read about the sounding of Taps at the funeral here:
http://tapsbugler.com/a-bugle-call-remembered/

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