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LIVE THREAD: Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Arrival at the Capitol
www.freerepublic.com | June 9, 2004

Posted on 06/09/2004 1:36:48 PM PDT by Howlin

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To: ConservativeMan55; NautiNurse

Thank you, too, for the captures! :)


3,241 posted on 06/09/2004 9:34:31 PM PDT by cgk ("If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation gone under.")
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To: cgk

Well, I'm watching it all over again on c-span and it is even better now that I know more of the ceremony. Red uniforms...Marine Band.


3,242 posted on 06/09/2004 9:35:09 PM PDT by Conservababe
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To: All

I'd like to add this old Irish prayer here, in honor of this son of Irish descendants.

An Irish Blessing

May the blessing of Light be on you, light without and light within.

May the blessed sunlight shine upon you and warm your heart 'till it glows like a great peat fire, so that the stranger may come and warm himself at it, and also a friend.

And may the light shine out of the two eyes of you like a candle set in two windows of a house, bidding the wanderer to come in out of the storm.

And may the blessing of the rain be on you -- the soft sweet rain.

May it fall upon your spirit so that all the little flowers may spring up and shed their sweetness on the air.

And may the blessing of the Great Rains be on you.

May they beat upon your spirit and wash it fair and clean, and leave there many a shining pool where the blue of heaven shines reflected -- and sometimes a star.

And may the blessing of the Earth be on you -- the great round earth.

May the earth be soft under you when you lay upon it, tired at the end of the day, and may it rest easy over you when at last you lay out under it.

May it rest so lightly over you that your soul may be quickly through it, and up, and off, and on its way to God.


3,243 posted on 06/09/2004 9:35:24 PM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: Howlin
For all you FReepers who could not be there. Here you go. Enjoy

Pictures from Reagan’s Funeral Procession

3,244 posted on 06/09/2004 9:36:11 PM PDT by f zero
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To: fjsva

The Marine Corps Band, IIRC.


3,245 posted on 06/09/2004 9:36:15 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: cgk

Right back at ya, cgk!


3,246 posted on 06/09/2004 9:36:35 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: 11Bush

"If we used the formula that the rats use for crowd estimates there are over 10 million on hand for the funeral procession."

What an insightful reply! Watching all this from within 10 minutes of Constitution Avenue for over 40 years it has become obvious that anything with the word "Jesus" in it or that is not backed by "liberal" correctness can only draw the fewest people.


3,247 posted on 06/09/2004 9:36:56 PM PDT by Spirited
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To: Ramius; Joe Hadenuf
They've heard many 21-gun salutes and low-level flyovers in their day. The horses picked for events such as this are picked for qualities like that. They're the best of the best.

The horse, now named Sgt. York is a 13-year-old horse who used to race at Freehold and Yonkers Raceways in the mid-90's. He is discribed as having a "good demeanor" and being "unflappable" which is the reason why he was picked

Reagan funeral role for former N.J. pacer

I think the horse passed anger management class. So did Reagan.

3,248 posted on 06/09/2004 9:38:15 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: texasbluebell

This outpouring of gratitude and respect is really quite remarkable. He has been out of office for about 15 years, out of the public eye for the better part of the last 10 years but the public has not forgotten him. Thats pretty unusual for a nation that our enemies believe has the attention span of a gnat.


3,249 posted on 06/09/2004 9:38:27 PM PDT by Darlin' ("I will not forget this wound to my country." President George W Bush, 20 Sept 2001)
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To: Conservababe

I am too. And with the kids in bed I can pay more attention. Don't have to explain everything.


3,250 posted on 06/09/2004 9:38:32 PM PDT by fjsva
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To: Mo1

Mo, I thought of THIS...the Euros
who hated Reagan are seeing these
crowds, & all this honor, on CNN,
the BBC & Sky News. Also W hosting
the G-8 at Sea Island.

I was yelling at the TV, saying,
"See, we Americans don't care what
you think of our Presidents!!!"

(Like the Euros can hear me...)


3,251 posted on 06/09/2004 9:40:33 PM PDT by txrangerette
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To: Spirited; lizma
Here is that link about President Reagan staying sweet and good natured. This is the article from his doctor. (The one that is an honorary pallbearer.)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1149629/posts

Also, did either of you see the interview with Michael Reagan on Fox, yesterday I think. He was talking about forgetting to hug his dad goodbye once and he was in the car about to leave, when his wife said, "Michael did you forget something?". She then pointed to the doorway of the house and there in the doorway, with his arms outstretched for a hug stood his Dad.

He didn't really know Michael anymore, but he knew he usually got hugs from him.

That made me cry alot. The thought of him standing there waiting for a hug like that....

Michael said he ran back and threw his arms around him.

He also said that during the Christmas holidays, he hugged his dad and told him goodbye and I love you.

As he was turning to leave, his Dad yelled after him in that clear strong voice.."I love you, too."

He hadn't done that in a very long time according to Michael.

(Wipe your tears!)

Anyway, this article and those stories made me feel much better about President Reagan's life with Alzheimer's. I too have seen patients that become mean and combative, but that doesn't seem to have happened to our dear President.
3,252 posted on 06/09/2004 9:42:25 PM PDT by texasflower (in the event of the rapture.......the Bush White House will be unmanned)
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To: hole_n_one
I'm gonna say none, nada, zero, zip, nothing

Let'em .. but there were A WHOLE LOT of folks that were there today .. something the media cannot hide

The people there will tell two friends ... who will tell two friends and etc.

The bleeping media/press couldn't put a lid on this story no matter how they try

WE THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

3,253 posted on 06/09/2004 9:42:39 PM PDT by Mo1 (Make Michael Moore cry.... DONATE MONTHLY!!!)
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To: FreeReign

You should see his "home" on the Ft. Meyer base.

Those horses are beautiful, hard working and well cared for animals.


3,254 posted on 06/09/2004 9:44:31 PM PDT by Spirited
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To: Conservative4Ever

Whoever I was listening to on I think msnbc said the horse was named Black Jack Pershing (!).

I had to remind the talking head on tv that that was the name of the General that the horse was named after, and the horse itself was named only Black Jack!


3,255 posted on 06/09/2004 9:45:28 PM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: Mo1
WE THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.....

.....and from where I'm sitting, it was LOUD AND CLEAR!

3,256 posted on 06/09/2004 9:45:55 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: ELS

Was the photographer David Hume Kennerly?

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Yes, thanks. He is very interesting to listen to when he describes the stories behind his photos.


3,257 posted on 06/09/2004 9:47:41 PM PDT by maica (Member of Republican Attack Machine, RAM, previously known as the VRWC)
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To: Spirited

This afternoon FOX News interviewed a guy from Colorado who came specifically and only for the public viewing. He was there for the procession, but he really came to town to pay his respects during the public viewing. You could tell he was Republican to the bone. He had a Bush hat on, a GOP and American flag pins on his lapel and a "Colorado Is Reagan Country" poster he held up to the camera.


3,258 posted on 06/09/2004 9:49:54 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (John Kerry: An old creep, with gray hair, trying to look like he's 30 years old.)
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To: Darlin'
He has been out of office for about 15 years, out of the public eye for the better part of the last 10 years but the public has not forgotten him. Thats pretty unusual for a nation that our enemies believe has the attention span of a gnat.

Excellent point.

I guess we're just not as stupid as our enemies, foreign and domestic, think we are.

3,259 posted on 06/09/2004 9:50:57 PM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: Howlin
Buildings being evacuated in D.C. as I type.......the Capitol included!

I had just come into the house from mowing the yard when I heard that the Capitol was being evacuated, and they said the plane was a VIP plane, and the first thing that came to mind was "Bill Clinton is trying to horde in on the festivities."

3,260 posted on 06/09/2004 9:53:33 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (John Kerry: An old creep, with gray hair, trying to look like he's 30 years old.)
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