"When Nancy put her cheek on the casket...I bawled."
Me too
Every time I feel like the last tear has fallen and I am ready to brace up, I read another one of these stories and it starts all over again.
My Navy service started under Ford, suffered through Carter and blossomed under Reagan. I was never prouder to be an American than I was the day I could vote for him. The first time I ever voted in any election.
We're all sad. We'll stay sad for a long time to come... but ya know... I have to sort of giggle inside, just a little bit, because I keep having this thought of him looking down from heaven with gentle amusement... just wondering what we are all fussing about.
Excuse me, I am going to switch from tissues to a dishtowel. No sense wasting a box a day.