I don't think I took a camera with me on that trip. This operation happened in a big rush, and we didn't have time to fully prepare our gear. I think I borrowed a sleeping bag. We drove down to Austin in a convoy pulling trailers behind our jeeps. I don't remember where I slept the first night, but later we were at Bergstrom Air Force base. I was not assigned to work near the funeral itself and so I only remember boring guard duty with nothing important happening, some bad weather, and that we all got very little sleep.

       Some guys were assigned to work at LBJ's ranch house and they came back with great stories about Ladybird Johnson coming out to bring them cookies. I also remember seeing several of the youngest Army Majors I had ever seen. They were in full dress uniforms and very tall and looked like actors; I heard they were escorts for the VIP's.