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Photos: Nation remembers JFK on 50th anniversary of death

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Eternal flame
The eternal flame flickers in the early morning light at the grave of John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Fifty years after John F. Kennedy fell victim to an assassin's bullet while visiting Texas with his wife, people at home and abroad paused Friday to remember the 35th president of the United States.

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Watching broadcast
People watch a historical broadcast about the life of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy near Dealey Plaza on November 22, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.
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Eternal flame
The eternal flame flickers in the early morning light at the grave of John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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Laying a wreath
Herman Whalen Jr. of Syracuse, New York, kneels at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy, his wife Jaqueline Kennedy and other family members at Arlington National Cemetery November 22, 2013. When he was a boy in 1963, Whalen and his family layed a wreath at the gravesite.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images