Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. He was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968, and died on June 6.
I was just a kid at the time, but I remember feeling an overwhelming sense of tragedy, sadness, and loss. I could tell that a very special person had been taken from us.
As I got older, I learned more about Bobby Kennedy and all that he stood for -- peace, racial equality, human rights, and helping the poor.
Today, on this sad anniversary, I think of how much better the world might be today if Bobby Kennedy had been allowed to live a long, full life.
Words cannot describe all the good that this man represented, so I will not try further right now. Instead, I will point you to a very moving eulogy delivered by his brother, Senator Edward Kennedy, on June 8, 1968, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York:
>> Read, watch, or listen to the eulogy.
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