JFK: His Life And Legacy

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revolutionary history. Both parents impressed on their
children that their country had been good to the Kennedys. Whatever
benefits the family received from the country they were told, must be
returned by performing some service for the country(Anderson 12). The
Kennedy clan included Joe, Jr., Bobby, Ted and their sisters, Eunice, Jean,
Patricia, Rosemary, and Kathleen. Joe, Jr., was a significant figure in
young John's life as he was the figure for most of John's admiration. His
older brother was much bigger and stronger than John and took it upon
himself to be John's coach and protector. John's childhood was full of
sports, fun and activity. This all ended when John grew old enough to
leave for school.

At the age of thirteen, John left home to attend an away school
for the first time. Canterbury School, a boarding school in New Milford,
Connecticut and Choate Preparatory in Wallingford, Connecticut completed
his elementary education("JFK" 98). John graduated in 1934 ...

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but John was
turned down by both the army and navy because of his back trouble and
history of illness("JFK" 98). After months of training and conditioning,
John reapplied and on September 19, John was accepted into the navy as a
desk clerk in Washington. He was disgusted and applied for a transfer. In
June 1941, Kennedy was sent to Naval Officers Training School at
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and then for additional
training at the Motor Torpedo Boat Center at Melville, Rhode Island.

In late April 1943, Lieutenant John F. Kennedy was put in command
of a PT 109, a fast, light, attack craft in the Solomon Islands in the
South Pacific. Kennedy saw action in the ...

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