reflection essay

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Describe yourself and your role in the president’s trip and the motorcade route he was …

Clint Hill is a former Secret Service agent of the United States who has served under five presidents of the U.S right from Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Gerald Ford then signed with signed with the Denver Secret Service under the governance of President John F. Kennedy (NORTH DAKOTA LIVING, 2013). He was specially tasked with the protection of the president’s wife Jacqueline Kennedy, and in that particular trip, he was tasked with the duty of protecting the president, the First Lady and the vice president from harm.

Were there any strange things that happened before the assassination? If so, what was/were they?

The atmosphere around was normal, and the president was mingling with the citizens as usual. Eventually, there was a sound of a shot heard from the motorcade rear. It turned out to be a shooter who isolated himself from the crowd and stood on the Book Depository's sixth floor, and he was continuously shooting at the presidential caravan using a rifle.

What was your first expression and emotion when the president was assassinated?

I was shaken and confused. At that moment all I could think of is what I can do to save the situation, but it was too late. I directed my attention to the First Lady who was trying to revive the parts of the president's head which were blown off. I did my best to calm her down at the same time protecting her by laying on top of her and her husband while giving signals to the follow-up vehicle.

Describe the atmosphere around you when you see, and the people around you witnessed that the president was shot?

The cheering crowd suddenly turned into chaos. Some witnesses came up and claimed that they had heard shots from a small embankment that extended up to the fence in line with a book depository and a freight yard. Others later said that they had seen a blurred figure between bushes as the president was being shot.

What is your opinion about the assassin Oswald? Were there any political motives involved?

Oswald is reported to have worked alone, and with that, the president's assassination has remained unresolved to date (Ayton, 2017). According to studies, Oswald’s state of mind lacks crisp, sharp-edged concepts, so there is a problem in writing a structured account. Though there is a chance that his motives can be explained by looking deeply into his private life, beliefs, and his disturbed behavior.

References

Ayton, M. (2017). Lee Harvey Oswald’s Motives.