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Remembering Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit, Killed By Lee Harvey Oswald

Officer J.D. Tippit was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald 45 minutes after he assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

We will never forget. Remembering Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit, Killed By Lee Harvey Oswald after he assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

Remembering Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit, Killed By Lee Harvey Oswald. Credit DPD

61 years ago, on November 22, 1963. Dallas policeman J.D. Tippit was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald 45 minutes after he assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

He was a 9-year veteran of the department. During WWII, he served as a paratrooper.

His first combat was Operation Varsity. He earned a Purple Heart, but he refused to wear it because he felt his wound wasn’t sufficient! That’s the type of man he was.

He left behind a wife and three children.

Nunca lo olvidaremos. Recordando al oficial de policía de Dallas J.D. Tippit, asesinado por Lee Harvey Oswald después de asesinar al presidente John F. Kennedy.

Hace 61 años, el 22 de noviembre de 1963, el policía de Dallas J.D. Tippit fue asesinado a tiros por Lee Harvey Oswald 45 minutos después de asesinar al presidente John F. Kennedy.

Era un veterano de 9 años en el departamento. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial sirvió como paracaidista.

Su primer combate fue la Operación Varsity. Obtuvo un Corazón Púrpura, pero se negó a usarlo porque sintió que su herida no era suficiente. Ese es el tipo de hombre que era.

Dejó esposa y tres hijos.

Source: Dallas ISD

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