Where Were You the Day of JFK's Assassination?

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. 

From somber ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery to public gatherings at Dealey Plaza, numerous events are planned to commemorate the day the 35th president was killed.

Where were you when those shots rang out? Please share your stories in the comments section below.We'd like to know.

What do you remember? What did your parents or teachers tell you? What does the assassination mean to you. What does Kennedy's legacy mean to you?

Here's a blog entry from a local Patch contributor reflecting on what the president's assassination meant for the country.

As well, Patch readers told us via Facebook they were in a stores, at work and at school when they heard the news.

Carolyn Wallace of Malibu was in her dorm room when she found out. 

"The worst was for those who found out when the flags on campus were lowered to half mast," Wallace wrote.

Santa Monica's Joanne Bonner Leavitt was "Walking down the street on my way to lunch in Ft. Worth," she said. "(A) police car (was) parked at the curb with all doors open and a radio playing. (I) turned around and went back to the office—no lunch that day."

And from Venice, Cindy Baker Knight said she was 9 years old and outside her third grade class when her teacher called the students in from recess and told them what had happened.

"I remember crying, but looking back, I'm sure I didn't truly understand the implications of what happened," she wrote.

With the nation reflecting on that historic day from a half-century ago, we want to hear your personal reflections. Please post them in the comments section below.