Reply #29: Connally reportedly held onto his hat all the way to the hospital.

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Now that's a real Texan!

Seriously though,

You have to watch the film in motion to see the "flow" of their reactions - when President Kennedy's arms jerk upwards and Connally shoulder is pushed down. On a clear copy of the film (I suggest "Image Of An Assassination" which is on DVD - copied frame by frame from the original, including the images between the film sprocket holes), you can actually see Connally's jacket lapel pop up (I don't know off-hand what frame #, but I can find out), eliminating any guesswork as to when he was hit - he continues to hold onto the hat, but that may very well be because he has lost the ability to let go of it by the damge to his wristbone.

Anyway it is almost like watching a wave move - first Kennedy, then Connally.

I'm not an expert on ballistics, but I have learned that a bullet, even without a direct strike, can cause damage to bones and tissue, so it is possible that it happened with one bullet.

Yes way.