Clint Hill, Secret Service Agent Who Shielded JFK, Buried at Arlington
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who shielded President John F. Kennedy during his 1963 assassination, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on June 19, 2026, with military honors. Hill died February 21, 2025, at age 93. He served under five presidents, struggled with PTSD, and later co-authored books with wife Lisa McCubbin. His burial near Kennedy’s grave was described as a "full circle" moment.
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Secret Service Agent Who Shielded Kennedy Laid to Rest at Arlington in ‘Full Circle’ Moment
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who famously shielded President John F. Kennedy during the 1963 assassination in Dallas, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors on June 19, 2026. Hill, who died at age 93 in February 2025, served under five presidents and received the Treasury Department's highest civilian award for bravery. After the assassination, he suffered from PTSD, depression, and guilt, eventually retiring in 1975 at medical advice. He later co-wrote four books with journalist Lisa McCubbin, whom he married in 2021. His wife chose Arlington because it gave him peace to be buried near President Kennedy, whom he had guarded decades earlier. The ceremony included military honors and a visit to Kennedy's gravesite.
Army TimesSecret Service Agent Who Shielded JFK Laid to Rest at Arlington
Former Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who famously threw himself across President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1963 assassination in Dallas, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors. Hill died on February 21, 2025, at age 93. A former Army Counterintelligence Corps member, Hill served under five presidents and received the Treasury Department’s highest civilian award for bravery. After the assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy personally requested him to remain on her security team. Hill later struggled with PTSD, depression, and guilt, retiring in 1975 at medical advice. He eventually became an advocate for discussing trauma. He married journalist Lisa McCubbin in 2021, who noted the burial at Arlington, where Kennedy is also interred, felt like a 'full circle' moment.
Army TimesSecret Service agent who shielded Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington in ‘full circle’ moment
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who famously threw himself over President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1963 assassination in Dallas, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on June 19, 2026, with full military honors. Hill, who died at age 93 on February 21, 2025, served under five presidents and was awarded the Treasury Department's highest civilian bravery award. After retiring in 1975 due to PTSD, he later became an advocate for trauma survivors. His wife, journalist Lisa McCubbin Hill, noted the burial felt 'full circle' as it occurred at the same cemetery where Hill attended President Kennedy's funeral decades earlier. Mourners placed hands on his urn, and Hill's family later visited Kennedy's gravesite.
Military TimesSecret Service Agent Clint Hill, Who Shielded JFK, Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery
Clint Hill, the former Secret Service agent who famously threw himself across President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1963 assassination in Dallas, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors on June 19, 2026. Hill, who died on February 21, 2025, at age 93, was buried at the same cemetery as President Kennedy. A former Army Counterintelligence Corps soldier, Hill served under five presidents and later became assistant director of protective operations. Haunted by the assassination, he suffered from PTSD and depression for years. He eventually found solace in writing books with journalist Lisa McCubbin, whom he married in 2021. She chose Arlington as his resting place because visiting the cemetery brought him peace. The burial was described as a 'full circle' moment, as Hill had stood at President Kennedy's funeral decades earlier.
Military TimesSecret Service agent who shielded Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington in ‘full circle’ moment
Clint Hill, the former Secret Service agent who famously shielded President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1963 assassination in Dallas, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at age 93. Hill died on February 21, 2025. He served under five presidents and was awarded the Treasury Department's highest civilian award for bravery. After retiring in 1975 due to depression and PTSD, he later became an advocate for mental health and co-authored four books with journalist Lisa McCubbin, whom he married in 2021. His wife noted the burial at Arlington, where President Kennedy is also interred, brought him peace and felt like a 'full circle' moment. The ceremony included military honors.
Army TimesSecret Service agent who shielded Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington in ‘full circle’ moment
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who famously threw himself across President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1963 assassination in Dallas, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors at age 93. Hill served under five presidents and rose to assistant director of protective operations before retiring in 1975 due to PTSD and depression. He later co-authored books with journalist Lisa McCubbin, whom he married in 2021. His wife said burial at Arlington, near President Kennedy's grave, gave him peace and felt like 'full circle.'
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