My life with Kennedy

Rusty Court’s first hand account serving in President John F. Kennedy’s honor guard

By 

RYAN LEIGHTON, Staff Reporter

Posted:  

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 5:30pm

"Let's start with the story everyone should know.

One day President John F. Kennedy was late for church. The townspeople stood on the shoreline, hoping to catch a glimpse of the young president. JFK stepped off the pier at Lobsterman's Co-Op in Boothbay Harbor. It was August 12, 1962. 

People on this peninsula have told the story for many years, but other stories remain less known, including those of Kennedy and a local man who served in his honor guard.

Lee “Rusty” Court was 130 pounds when he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1961. After 13 weeks in boot camp, he was asked to try out for the president's honor guard."

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