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And here’s what he said 47 years ago today. And on Novema young President, tempered by war and disciplined, as he said in his inaugural address, by hard and bitter peace, went to Arlington National Cemetery to honor the nation’s veterans.

And as with other people, other veterans throughout history, he carried with him the names and faces of those who didn’t make it back. But, like my own father who was badly wounded in the Pacific as a marine in the Second World War, Kennedy knew what it meant to go through battle. And what they said was always understated. They sank my boat.” Kennedy’s generation of veterans didn’t talk much about what they’d been through. When he was asked how he became a war hero, he said with typical, self-effacing humor, “It was involuntary. Kennedy was a veteran, and he knew the face of war. We’re also grateful to the Boston Foundation, Boston Capital, the Lowell Institute, the Corcoran Jennison Companies and our media sponsors The Boston Globe, NECN, and WBUR, which broadcast these Kennedy Forums on Sunday evenings. And I want to thank all of the institutions that make these forums possible, starting with our lead sponsor Bank of America. And on behalf of our Board of Directors, and our Library Director Tom Putnam, I want to welcome all of you on this beautiful Veterans Day afternoon here on Columbia Point. I’m John Shattuck, the CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. JOHN SHATTUCK: Good afternoon and welcome to the John F.

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