The Secret Service agent was praised for his actions that day, but ultimately retired early because he remained haunted by memories of the 1963 assassination
The North Dakota native, who leapt onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after the president was shot, was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination. He died Friday.
Hill received Secret Service awards and was promoted for his actions that day, but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy's death, saying he would gladly have given his life to save the president.
Clint Hill, a Secret Service agent who jumped onto the back of John F. Kennedy's limousine after the president was shot, has died. He was 93 years old.
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped onto the back of a limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy after he was shot in Dallas in 1963, has died. Hill died Friday at his home in California at the age of 93.
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