IrreverentOne75 Loc: Minnesota

There was a leader of men who saw that his country had fallen behind others in ways that were important, both figuratively and literally. He saw his countrymen lacking motivation and worried that something was needed to propel them in a direction that would bring the country back into focus. He believed that his country was meant to be a leader in the future of the world and that his people were destined to provide the means necessary to achieve that goal. Other countries were competing to complete a goal that would possibly relegate his country to secondary status for years to come and this man knew that could not be allowed.
Tell me, if you will who you believe I am referring to and why you believe you are correct.

bggamers Loc: georgia

Trump because in my lifetime beside JFK he's the only president that has held this country and its people first in safety, jobs, financially

bggamers Loc: georgia

Haven't ever seen your posts here so welcome

kankune Loc: Iowa

Welcome one75. I see.youre from the great state of MN. I'm from Iowa just across the border. I want to say Trump, but I'd have to say Reagen first. Our country was in a downfall way back then, and I think he brought us back from the brink.

IrreverentOne75 Loc: Minnesota

I plan on waiting for a few days before I tell the story that prompted my writing.

Snoopy

One75:

JFK

RONALD REGAN

DONALD TRUMP

snoopy

bggamers Loc: georgia

Look forward to hearing it

IrreverentOne75 Loc: Minnesota

This reply is for anyone who has read and answered my original post.
In the summer of 1959, I was with my parents in Duluth, Minnesota visiting relatives. I was 15 and that was the year that the Saint Lawrence Seaway opened and allowed water traffic from the Atlantic Ocean through the Great Lakes to Lake Superior. The US Navy had brought several warships and was holding an open house that week. My parents took me to Duluth harbor and I was allowed to go on all of the ships. I made a decision that day that when I got older I was going to join the Navy.

Fast forward to the spring of 1961. The man I was writing about is now the President of the United States of America. On the 25th of May 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy made a speech before Congress challenging the people of America to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. On July 5th of 1961, I enlisted in the US Navy and left Minneapolis, Minnesota bound for the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training center outside of Waukegan, Illinois. JFK was my President while in the Navy and I looked forward to v****g for him in 1964. Unfortunately, that never happened.

bggamers Loc: georgia

That was truly a horrible day I was in history class when they announced his death I and some friend had gone out and handed out flyers and info for his campaign we were so excited when he was elected.

IrreverentOne75 Loc: Minnesota

The day Kennedy was assassinated I was standing pier watch in Charleston, SC. It was a normal day and we did not carry a weapon while on the watch. When I saw our Gunners Mate running down towards me carrying a sidearm and a rifle I wondered what the hell. He handed the weapons to me and told me to take a position at the end of the pier. I was ordered to watch for anything in the water and if it seemed threatening to raise the alarm. Yes. That day and the rest of the time before his funeral were like a bad nightmare for me.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

bggamers Loc: georgia

I bet they were those were scary days