Documentary

Kennedy’s Cadets

The fascinating and moving story of the Irish army cadets who performed the final military honours at JFK’s funeral in 1963.

“Kennedy’s Cadets”  tells the extraordinary story of this group of Irish teenagers, who in the space of 48 hours found themselves catapulted to the forefront of the world’s media, standing beside the grave of the most powerful man in the western world. And, in a truly emotional epilogue to the story, three of the members of that cadet class who have not returned to Washington since 1963, make that journey once more, to the gravesite where they stood with their classmates, all those years ago.

Winner: Special Jury Award, Houston Worldfest