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Reagan Enjoyed Virginia's History ["Brother Rat" leads to re-assignment in Army Air Corps]
Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | June 8, 2004 | Peter Hardin

Posted on 06/08/2004 6:43:46 AM PDT by HenryLeeII

Edited on 07/20/2004 11:51:58 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON - Ronald Reagan loved Virginia's history and "could recount every campaign" in which Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson fought, according to Sen. John W. Warner.

One chat about such Civil War history led Reagan to tell how he leveraged his role in a movie set at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington with a cavalry colonel, the Virginia Republican said yesterday.


(Excerpt) Read more at timesdispatch.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: dixie; reagan; ronaldreagan; virginia; virginiahistory; vmi; warner
There are so many facets to study and so many stories to tell with all truly great men!
1 posted on 06/08/2004 6:43:48 AM PDT by HenryLeeII
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To: Mudboy Slim

Reagan loves Virginia history ping!


2 posted on 06/08/2004 6:44:27 AM PDT by HenryLeeII (God blessed America when He gave us Ronald Reagan!)
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To: Corin Stormhands; sultan88

Reagan loves Virginia history ping!


3 posted on 06/08/2004 6:45:02 AM PDT by HenryLeeII (God blessed America when He gave us Ronald Reagan!)
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To: Owl_Eagle

Reagan the history-lover ping!


4 posted on 06/08/2004 6:45:39 AM PDT by HenryLeeII (God blessed America when He gave us Ronald Reagan!)
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To: HenryLeeII

Virginia's gotta lotta history to love...MUD


5 posted on 06/08/2004 7:09:39 AM PDT by Mudboy Slim (Rest in Peace, Dutch Reagan!!)
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