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Eight men carried President John F. Kennedy's casket at his funeral. They were members of the Armed Forces Body Bearers, a special unit from the U.S. Army.
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He was German on his fathers side and Scotish-Irish on his mothers side.
John Lennon was cremated.
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He had 3 top 40 hits in 1974: Annie's Song Sunshine on my Shoulders Back Home Again
The history books say that both Caroline and John Jr. wrote a letter to their father. Both letters were placed in his casket, although only Caroline's was a "written" letter. John Jr's was more scribbling.
Yes, it all was on TV for several days.
The John Denver sanctuary is located in Rio Grande Park on N Mill St and Rio Grande Pl. The boulders inscribed with the lyrics of John Denvers songs are along the back of the park on the river.
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It came from Vernon O'Neal's funeral home. The bronze casket had been manufactured by the (former) Elgin Metal Casket Company of Elgin, Ill. It was replaced in Washington with a solid mahogany casket.