President John F. Kennedy is seen riding in his motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.(Jim Altgens/AP via NPR
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The Thanksgiving holiday may always be marred for Americans of a certain age because of the late November assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

In this special commentary, WSIU contributor Pete Peterson recounts what it was like for him to live through what he calls the saddest Thanksgiving.