Former Secret Service Agent Who Risked His Life Trying to Shield JFK During Assassination Dies at 93

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Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93

Thirteen days after the assassination, in a ceremony attended by Mrs. Kennedy, Mr. Hill received the highest award bestowed by the Treasury Department — the agency that oversaw the Secret Service at the time — for his “extraordinary courage and heroic effort in the face of maximum danger.”

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Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK’s car after the president was shot, dies at 93

Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK’s car after the president was shot, dies at 93 Hill was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination.

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Hill received Secret Service awards and was promoted for his actions that day, but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy’s death, saying he didn’t react quickly enough and would gladly have given his life to save the president.

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