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JFK Anniversary FILE - This May 22, 1964 photo shows Dealey Plaza where U.S. President John F. Kennedy traveled down when shots claimed his life. The building at left is the Texas School Book Depository Building where Lee Harvery Oswald was determined to have fired the shots. (AP Photo/File)

JACQUELINE KENNEDY JOHN CAROLINE File - In this Nov. 24, 1963 file photo, Jacqueline Kennedy walks down the Capitol steps with her daughter Caroline and son John Jr. after President John. F. Kennedy's casket was placed in the rotunda in Washington Nov. 24, 1963. (AP Photo, File)

JFK poster Richland track coach Jim Qualheim poses for a photo as he holds a copy of President John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign for president sign he received when he was 12-years-old while going door to door spreading leaflets with his family on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Tri-City Herald, Paul T. Erickson)

Dealey Plaza JFK Flowers are left at the National Historic Landmark marker in Dealey Plaza, on Thursday Nov. 21, 2013 in Dallas. Nov. 22, 2013 will be the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Sarah Hoffman/)

Dealey Plaza JFK Workers secure a large American flag to the side of the new Parkland Memorial Hospital building Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in Dallas. The flag is part of other moves across the city to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which is Friday. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, G.J. McCarthy)

Britain US JFK Anniversary Clare Calvin, left, a colouring assistant with Madame Tussauds tourist attraction poses for the photographers next to the wax figure of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in the World Leaders area at Madame Tussauds tourist attraction, in London, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. According to Madame Tussauds, the wax figure of the 35th President of the United States remains a popular feature in the attraction five decades after his death. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Britain US JFK Anniversary Clare Calvin, left, a colouring assistant with Madame Tussauds tourist attraction, poses for photographers next to the wax figures of the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, center, and the figure of current President Barack Obama, right, in the World Leaders area at Madame Tussauds tourist attraction, in London, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. According to Madame Tussauds, the wax figure of the 35th President of the United States remains a popular feature in the attraction five decades after his death. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

JFK Anniversary A photo of JKF and flowers lay on a plaque at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas' Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But for the 50th anniversary, the city of Dallas has planned a solemn ceremony Friday in the plaza he was passing through when shots rang out. There will be brief remarks by the mayor and the tolling of church bells. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Carlow Flores Carlos Flores holds a copy of the Dallas Morning News as work crews finish up street work on Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas' Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But for the 50th anniversary, the city of Dallas has planned a solemn ceremony Friday in the plaza he was passing through when shots rang out. There will be brief remarks by the mayor and the tolling of church bells. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

JFK Anniversary A Dallas Police Officer stands guard over a plaque to be unveiled on the grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas' Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But for the 50th anniversary, the city of Dallas has planned a solemn ceremony Friday in the plaza he was passing through when shots rang out. There will be brief remarks by the mayor and the tolling of church bells. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

JFK Anniversary Conception Lavalle sweeps up the stage area set up on Dealey Plaza for the JFK anniversary event in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas' Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But for the 50th anniversary, the city of Dallas has planned a solemn ceremony Friday in the plaza he was passing through when shots rang out. There will be brief remarks by the mayor and the tolling of church bells. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

JFK Anniversary pectators view the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy that is on display at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the president's assassination in Dallas. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

JFK Anniversary File - In this Nov. 25, 1963 file photo, the caisson bearing the flag-draped coffin of President John F. Kennedy, is shown leaving the White House in procession down Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, en route to Arlington National Cemetery. (AP Photo, File)

JFK Anniversary File - In this Nov. 12, 2013 file photo, the former Texas School Book Depository building, left, now known as the Sixth Floor Museum overlooks Dealey Plaza in Dallas, where Lee Harvery Oswald fired from the building killing President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

JFK Anniversary File - This Oct. 31, 2013 shows the seat that Lee Harvey Oswald was sitting in when Dallas Police arrested him is illuminated at the Texas Theatre in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. Oswald was arrested here on Nov. 22, 1963, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

JFK Anniversary File - This Nov. 22, 1963 file photo shows the movie theater where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas. (AP Photo/File)

JFK Anniversary FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 25, 1963 file photo, Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, holds the U.S. flag that covered the coffin of her husband at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. after he was buried. (AP Photo/Eddie Adams, File)

NEWSEUM PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy's motorcade travels through Dallas. (AP Photo/PRNewsFoto/Newseum, File)

JOHN F KENNEDY FUNERAL FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 25, 1963 file photo, 3-year-old John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes his father's casket in Washington, three days after the president was assassinated in Dallas. Widow Jacqueline Kennedy, center, and daughter Caroline Kennedy are accompanied by the late president's brothers Sen. Edward Kennedy, left, and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, the limousine carrying mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy races toward the hospital seconds after he was shot in Dallas. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill is riding on the back of the car, Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Gov. John Connally, bends over her wounded husband, and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president. (AP Photo/Justin Newman, File)

A Japanese TV crew gives a report by a portrait of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a memorial venue specially set for his Japanese fans in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Japanese JFK fans took photos with his portrait, folded paper cranes and watched his inaugural ceremony on a monitor Friday to express admiration on the anniversary. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A Japanese visitor offers a paper crane folded by her to pay her respects to the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a memorial venue specially set up for his Japanese fans in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Japanese JFK fans took photos with his portrait, folded paper cranes and watched his inaugural ceremony on a monitor Friday to express admiration on the anniversary. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet people on their arrival at the Dallas Airport (Love Field). (AP Photo/HWB, File)

JFK Physicians Wristwatch This undated photo provided by Christie's shows the wristwatch believed to have been worn by the neurosurgeon who signed John F. Kennedy's death certificate. The 18-carat Patek Philippe timepiece is going on the auction block in New York City where it is estimated to bring up to $150,000 at Christie's on Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Christie's)

The Scouts' wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery. (Bruce Andersen)

Wreaths at the Eternal Flame. (Bruce Andersen)

The scouts head to President Kennedy's tomb. (WTOP/Kristi King)

The Boy Scouts' wreath includes President Kennedy's famous quote "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Scout leader Greg Motta says it's based on the Scout oath. (WTOP/Kristi King)

Scouts Ben Andersen, Ben Motta and Alex Pawlica ready to lay a wreath at the Eternal Flame, in Arlington National Cemetery, on Friday. (WTOP/Kristi King)

JFK Oswald's Pallbearer Mike Cochran poses holding a photo Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at his home in Haltom City, Texas, that shows him and other reporters serving as pallbearers. On a gloomy November afternoon, I helped carry the inexpensive wooden casket of Lee Harvey Oswald to a grave on a slight rise dotted with dying grass. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

John F. Kennedy This image of a Texas Department of State Health Services document provided by Ancestry.com on Nov. 14, 2013 shows the death certificate of President John F. Kennedy who died on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963. (AP Photo/Texas Department of State Health Services via Ancestry.com)

Col. Scott DeThomas, Bob Buckhorn, John F. Kennedy Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, right, and 6th Air Mobility Wing Commander Col. Scott DeThomas unveil a plaque that will honors President John F. Kennedy Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. Kennedy was visiting Tampa 50-years ago today, four days before his assassination in Dallas. The plaque will be placed in downtown Tampa. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

John F. Kennedy Service personnel watch a slideshow of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Tampa Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. A plaque honoring Kennedy was unveiled during a ceremony at the base. Kennedy was visiting Tampa 50-years ago today, four days before his assassination in Dallas. The plaque will be placed in downtown Tampa. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

JFK Physicians Wristwatch This undated photo provided by Christie's shows the wristwatch believed to have been worn by the neurosurgeon who signed John F. Kennedy's death certificate and an original certificate from the watchmaker. The 18-carat Patek Philippe timepiece is going on the auction block in New York City where it is estimated to bring up to $150,000 at Christie's on Dec. 17. (AP Photo/Christie's)

The three Scouts ready to lay the wreath. (Bruce Andersen)

JFK-Assassination Street Markings FILE- In this Nov. 12, 2013 file photo, an X marks the spot on Elm Street where the first bullet hit President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 near the former Texas School Book Depository, now known as the Sixth Floor Museum, background, on Dealey Plaza in Dallas. The Xs on the street are gone. The disappearance of the marks come as the city on Friday is set to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy with a solemn ceremony in Dealey Plaza. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

JFK Anniversary A small image of the Blessed Virgin Mary sits on the stone surrounding the eternal flame and gravesite of President John F. Kennedy, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Friday, Nov. 22, will make the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas. The Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial sits at the top of the hill overlooking the gravesite. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

JFK Anniversary The eternal flame burns atop at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Friday, Nov. 22, will mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Ethel Kennedy, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, and other members of the Kennedy family, following a wreath laying ceremony in honor of President John F. Kennedy, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at the JFK gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Friday will mark the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, pause during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of President John F. Kennedy, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at the JFK gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Friday will mark the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

JFK Anniversary FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2008, file photo, an observer takes a picture with his cell phone from behind the wooden fence on top of the grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, at the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President Kennedy. But in the place where the president's motorcade passed through and shots rang out on Nov. 22, 1963, a solemn ceremony on the 50th anniversary of his death is designed to avoid such distractions, with brief remarks by the mayor and the tolling of church bells. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Lara Solt)

JFK Anniversary FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1995, file photo, people pause during a moment of silence at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President Kennedy. But in the place where the president's motorcade passed through and shots rang out on Nov. 22, 1963, a solemn ceremony on the 50th anniversary of his death is designed to avoid such distractions, with brief remarks by the mayor and the tolling of church bells. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)

JFK Anniversary Leo Seide, 84, Grand Blanc, Mich., resident who was a local organizer for John F. Kennedy's 1962 visit to Flint, Mich., sits with a sketched portrait of the president on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Friday will be the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination. Seide met the president and still has a signed thank you letter hanging in his office. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May)

Oswald Ruby FILE - In a Nov. 24, 1963, file photo President John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, center in handcuffs, is shot by Jack Ruby, foreground, in the underground garage of the Dallas police headquarters. Oswald died at Parkland Hospital several hours later. His body was buried and then exhumed in 1981 to put to rest theories that Oswald's body wasn't actually there. (AP Photo/Jack Beers, File) (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, )

JFK Anniversary File - In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, the white cotton shirt and black suit worn by Texas Gov. John Connally on the day gunfire wounded him and killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22, 1963, is pictured at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

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