Caroline Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg honor JFK rescue during WWII

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Ambassador Caroline Kennedy along with her son Jack Schlossberg completed a special swim to honor President John F. Kennedy and the 80th anniversary of the miraculous survival story that made him a war hero. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports for TODAY.

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23 thoughts on “Caroline Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg honor JFK rescue during WWII”

  3. When you hear these stories. It's amazing what past generations went through during their lifetime.
    We have it so easy because of them. Thank you Pres. Kennedy for your service.
    Please help us through the trying times we face now with our country's political divide.

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  7. A movie was made about this “PT109” but the whole story has not been told. JFK rallied his men and stepped up as their leader. 2 natives from a nearby island carried a message JFK carved on a coconut to allied forces resulting in the rescue of PT109. The natives, Seventh Day Adventist converts, kept the crews hopes up by singing hymns with them including the children’s song Jesus Loves Me. JFK invited the natives to his inaugural but they were bamboozled by island “officials” out of going. The coconut was encased in glass and sat on JFK’s desk in the Oval Office. JFK corresponded with the natives, acknowledging God’s Providence to him and his crew.
    JFK’s story has not really been told. Like the last line of the “Undelivered Speech” that JFK was on his way to deliver when he was gunned down in Dealey Plaza –
    EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE, THEY LABOR IN VAIN WHO BUILD IT: EXCEPT THE LORD KEEP THE CITY, THE WATCHMAN WAKETH BUT IN VAIN.
    Psalm 127:1
    Perhaps the seed that was beginning to sprout when JFK was murdered had been planted by these two natives back in WW II. JFK was all too human, but I believe he felt the same responsibility for America as he did for the crew of the PT 109. Thank you Caroline for making the swim. You grew up without a father. Rest assured he was a great man.

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  17. JFK and his crew were true heros.
    Sad that their story is remembered only because he went on the be famous. One wonders how many other such stories are now forgotten since none of the participants went on to be famous…

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  22. There's another bit of the story that should've been mentioned. In the collision/wreck, JFK sustained the back injury that plagued him the rest of his life (remember the rocking chair in the Oval Office?).

    As they said, he towed a badly injured member of his crew the whole way & during the days & nights they were stranded he would swim back out a fairly long distance to watch for ships.

    He did all that with his injured back hurting him but he was determined to keep going & to find help for his crew & himself.

    The story & President Kennedy's actions are even more heroic when you factor in what he was dealing with as he did his best for his men.

    We lost someone very special when we lost him.
    💙🌿💙🌿💙🌿💙🌿💙🌿💙🌿💙

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