[Ragtime Cowgirl]

When Justin Rogers and Travis Sullivan were born, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States...

 

The evening of June 9, these two young men, now both Army specialists in the prestigious ceremonial unit, "The Old Guard" ... carried Reagan's casket up the steps and into the U.S. Capitol.

...Sullivan said his parents thought the honor was "the greatest thing since sliced bread."

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     WASHINGTON, June 9, 2004 — Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff salute former President Ronald Reagan's flag-draped casket during the funeral procession for the former president, June 9, 2004, along Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C.
     The former president died of pneumonia June 5 at age 93 in his home in California. On June 9, the body was flown to Washington, D.C., where it will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. A state funeral will be conducted June 11 at the Washington National Cathedral. President Bush will give the eulogy. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo

www.defendamerica.mil 

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[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[american_ranger]

Spc Sullivan went through basic and Airborne with my son. They are both from Wisconsin and had actually wrestled each other one year in High School. I drove down to their Airborne graduation and brought them home with me for their first leave. My wife and I had also gone down to Ft Benning at Thanksgiving. We borrowed my wife's niece's home (She and her husband lived on post)and made a bunch of their buddies one fine old fashioned Thanksgiving dinner. Pictures are posted on our website.

http://www.theliechtys.com/OSUT_Friends.htm
http://www.theliechtys.com/Thanksgiving.htm

[SAMWolf]

Old Guard Bump

[MeekOneGOP]

Excellent article. These guys did a heck of a job !! I was impressed.

Thanks for the post and pings ! :^D

[windchime]

Great story!

[SandRat]

I don't care how hardened a vet is or anyone else you just can't read this without suffering from "Blurry Screen" syndrome.

[JustAmy]

Thank you for posting this.

BTTT