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The busboy who tried to help a wounded Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 dies

That was the night an assassin took aim at Robert F. Kennedy, a candidate for president of the United States. Romero, just 17 at the time, squatted next to the fallen U.S. senator, cradled Kennedy’s head, and tried to help him up before realizing how gravely wounded Kennedy was.

Source: The busboy who tried to help a wounded Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 dies. His life was haunted by the violence – Los Angeles Times

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