friar1610
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I was a freshman in college. A classmate and I hitch hiked to DC. We wore our Army ROTC uniforms because we thought (correctly as it turned out) that it would be easier for "soldiers" to get rides. When we got to the Capitol, the line to get in and file by JFK's casket was incredibly long. As we were reconoittering the situation, a cop (probably a Capitol Policeman), undoubtedly thinking we were real soldiers, let us into the line just at the base of the Capitol steps. This saved us untold hours in the line and we got to file by the casket lying in state. The next day we watched the funeral procession from a strategic corner and then hitch hiked back to New England. In retrospect, an absolutely crazy thing to have done but something I will never forget.