Clint Hill, agent who leapt on to JFK’s car after US president was shot, dies at 93
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who famously jumped onto President John F. Kennedy's limousine after he was shot, has died at the age of 93. Hill's actions on that day in Dallas, captured in the Zapruder film, became some of the most enduring images of the assassination.
Despite receiving awards and promotions for his bravery, Hill was deeply affected by the events of November 22, 1963, and carried the burden of believing he could have reacted faster to save Kennedy. He retired early from the Secret Service at the age of 43 and only in recent years had begun to come to terms with the tragedy.
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Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who famously jumped onto President John F. Kennedy's limousine after he was shot, has died at the age of 93. Hill's actions on that day in Dallas, captured in the Zapruder film, became some of the most enduring images of the assassination.
Despite receiving awards and promotions for his bravery, Hill was deeply affected by the events of November 22, 1963, and carried the burden of believing he could have reacted faster to save Kennedy. He retired early from the Secret Service at the age of 43 and only in recent years had begun to come to terms with the tragedy.
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