It is slightly odd to hear some of the stories... that the death of JFK affected so many people, so far away, so deeply. I understand why but I never knew of the far reaching effects on people "so far away" - on a ship in England late at night? Just seems odd to me. But, I understand.

I was six years old and I only understood the shock and the grief. It wasn't until years later I understood what his death really meant to US society as a whole. Until today, I didn't know it meant somewhat the same to those "so far away".