Most memories of real events are a combination of implicit and explicit memories - the implicit aspects are to do with feelings, sense memories, non-conscious and subliminal experiences, movements and embodied actions etc and the explicit memories are the conscious things you can give a name to. Generally, the explicit memories for any vividly experienced phenomenon are just the tip of the iceberg, the implicit memories are the ones that last longest and that are triggered by experiences, feelings and sensations (sub consciously).