Mount Vernon High School - Surveyor Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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J oK tv Xitzgcrala ' ' Let the word go forth from this time and place . . . that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans ... On November twenty-second, 1963, the light of a nation was extinguished. Dead was John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-fifth President of the United States. Gone was the vibrant personality which had become a part of the American people. John F. Kennedy had filed his nation with hope and faith; the hope of newer and greater heights, and a faith which restored and strengthened its beliefs. He was a man whose ambition and ideals made him a great leader, and a great defender of truths. He fought for what he believed was right and best for the nation. John Fitzgerald Kennedy lead the country through many crises both small and large. Throughout these troubled times he retained the dignity of the nation. He was a man of action and thus desired to remove the complacency of the nation. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his life in the service of his country. He died in his youth, leaving his unfulf lied dreams and the work he had begun. Now, an Eternal Light burns at the head of a dead President ' s grave. May that light inspire youth to take up his torch and follow the pathway of new frontiers. Let this book serve as our personal tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a man who challenged the citizens of the United States to Ask not what your country can do for you . . . but what you can do for your country . President Kennedy, borne in the flag-draped casson, makes his last trip An Eternal Light marks the final resting place of John F. down Pennsylvania Avenue, escorted by a United States Armed Forces Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. Honor Guard. 5