Ben's trip to Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX.

Any one who knows me well, knows that I love history, especially American history. So when I was invited to go to Dallas for the Jazz game, which was heart breaking so we won't discuss it here, I knew I had to take a trip to Dealey Plaza which is the site where JFK was killed on Nov. 22, 1963.
It was surreal to actually be at the site where one of our countries most memorable and historical events took place. The site had a very reverent feel. Even while traffic was zipping by, people at the site were speaking in hushed tones and whispers out of respect.
For those not familiar with the event, I will give a brief history lesson. Kennedy was in Dallas to speak at a trade convention. On his way to the convention center, his motorcade drove through downtown Dallas. The parade came down main street, which is where the Red Courthouse is in my pictures. They turned right on to Houston street, and then left on Elm.
Almost immediately, maybe 15-20 yards onto Elm, the first shot hit its target. This is known as the "throat shot." It is marked with a black X. About 10-15 meters later, he was hit again in the head. This is marked with a white X in the road. If you've ever seen the footage of the assasination, the white X is the spot where Jackie begins to climb out of the back of the limo.
On the North side of Elm is the Texas Book Depository. The Sixth Floor Window is where Oswald was waiting and allegedly shot Kennedy. The Warren Commission said that there is a 95% possibility that a second shooter was at the site and was on the Grassy Knoll behind the picket fence.
I'm not a real big conspiracy theorist, but after seeing the location of the Window and the Grassy Knoll, I believe that there must have been a second gunman.
Behind the Red Courthouse, the city built a memorial to the president, called the JFK Memorial Plaza. It too had a very reverent feel on the grounds.
I hope you enjoy my pictures. I had a great time in Dallas and will never forget the experience.
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This is Elm Street in Dealey Plaza Looking toward the Red Courthouse on Main Street.
The black X in the road is where the first shot, also known as the "throat shot," hit President Kennedy.
The first shot was fired from the Texas School Book Depository. This is looking up at the depository from Elm Street.
The Sixth Floor Window on the far right of the Book Depository is where Oswald fired his shots, as determined by the Warren Commission.
The White X is where the second shot, or 'head shot' occurred. In the Zapruder film, this is where Jackie crawls out of the back of the limo before being pushed back in by the secret service.
The Warren Commission said that there is a 95% possibility that there was a second shooter involved, and that he would have been on the Grassy Knoll.
Ben on the famous "Grassy Knoll"
80% of the witnesses to the murder said that the shots came from the Grassy Knoll, behind the picket fence. After the shots were fired, the crowd rushed toward the knoll in pursuit of the assassin...And the Government wants us to think there was one shooter huh? Behind the Red Courthouse, the city built a memorial to JFK.
This black marble tablet lies in the center of JFK Memorial Plaza.
It is surrounded by giant cement walls on all four sides.

This is looking at JFK Memorial Plaza from Main Street.