Secret Service agent who tried to shield President Kennedy during assassination has died
Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a tearful 1976 interview with Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, Hill expressed regret that he had not arrived in time. 'It was my fault. If I had reacted a little faster ... I will live with that until my grave,'" Reuters quoted him as saying.
In a subsequent 2013 interview with CBS, Hill admitted that he felt a degree of redemption when he returned to Dallas in 1990, walked through the site of the shooting and entered the building from which assassin Lee Harvey Oswald carried out his attack.
"After a few hours, I walked away knowing that I had done everything I could that day. But I still felt guilty and responsible because I was the only one who had a chance and I couldn't do anything," Hill said.
In his 2014 book "Five Days in November," he emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had accomplices or that he was not the real killer.
Together with his wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin, Clint Hill has written four books about his experiences. (PAP)
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team responsible for protecting the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who were riding in an open limousine through the streets of Dallas. Running alongside the presidential motorcade, amidst the cheering crowd, he heard the first shots and saw the American leader holding his throat. He immediately rushed to the car to shield him with his body. But it was too late – Kennedy died from his injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who tried to shield President John Kennedy from the assassin's bullets with his body during the assassination attempt on President John Kennedy in Texas, has died at the age of 93. His family announced his death on Monday.
On November 22, 1963, on the day of the assassination, Hill was a member of the Secret Service team, responsible for the protection of the president and the first lady of Jacqueline Kennedy, who rode the limousine outdoor streets of Dallas. It was too late with his body - Kennedy died as a result of injuries.
Hill’s actions became a symbol of heroism, but he himself struggled with guilt for years. He believed he could have reacted faster to prevent the president’s death. At first, he thought it was a firecracker. It took him a moment to realize the situation, jump into the limousine, and cover both Kennedy and his wife with his body.
Reuters recalls that the tragic event was immortalized on a 26-second film by a bystander, Abraham Zapruder. From Parkland Hill Hospital, he passed on information about the attack to the president's brother, Robert Kennedy.
"In a full interview with Miko Wallace in 1976, in the +60 Minutes +CBS station, Hill regretted that he did not reach time.
In another interview with the 2013 CBS, Hill admitted that he had felt a certain degree of redemption, when he returned to Dallas in 1990, he went through the place where the shooting occurred and entered the building from which the killer Lee Harvey Oswald conducted an attack.
"After a few hours, I left knowing that I did everything I could do that day.
In his book from 2014, "Five Days in November" emphasized that he did not support the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald had partners or that he was not a real killer.
Together with his wife, Lisa McCubbin Clint Hill wrote a total of four books about his experiences.
From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)
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