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LIVE THREAD: Columbia Memorial
Fox News ^ | February 4, 2003

Posted on 02/04/2003 9:33:47 AM PST by Howlin

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To: Miss Marple
It's nice to see the families smiling.
141 posted on 02/04/2003 10:28:35 AM PST by Howlin
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To: NorCoGOP
Capt. Kent Rominger - Chief of Astronauts, speaking about them individually, telling funny little anecdotes about them. Some laughter, wonderful remarks.
142 posted on 02/04/2003 10:28:47 AM PST by baseballmom
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To: cyncooper
Captain Rominger is eloquent and touching. Just compare this with the Dem Wellstone memorial.
143 posted on 02/04/2003 10:29:06 AM PST by Wait4Truth (I HATE THE MEDIA!!!)
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To: Carolinamom
It's the physician's son.
144 posted on 02/04/2003 10:29:41 AM PST by Howlin
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To: cyncooper
Heartbreaking shot of Laurel's husband and son.
145 posted on 02/04/2003 10:29:48 AM PST by mombonn (The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. GWB)
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To: hobbes1
It would be unconstitutional to keep them from being astronauts. It's their choice to do it. We don't force them.
146 posted on 02/04/2003 10:29:56 AM PST by GraniteStateConservative
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To: Howlin
You know, THIS is how to conduct a memorial service.
147 posted on 02/04/2003 10:30:13 AM PST by Slyfox
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To: baseballmom
This is making it MUCH harder for me.
148 posted on 02/04/2003 10:30:17 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin; All
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/835782/posts
AP A photo of the Columbia astronauts is placed
on a stage before the memorial service.

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush
AP
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush leave
the White House on their way to today's memorial
service in Houston.

Here is an excerpt from the article posted on FR:

Nation honors fallen crew

02/04/2003

From Staff and Wire Reports

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush traveled to Houston Tuesday to lead the nation in mourning the seven Columbia astronauts at a private memorial service at NASA headquarters.

The astronauts' family members were being joined by an estimated 10,000 space agency employees, who paused from their work to attend. Also on hand: former President Bush, Gov. Rick Perry, John Glenn, the first American in orbit, and Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon.

In his remarks, President Bush was expected to pay tribute to the seven astronauts and renew America's commitment to the manned space program. "It will be a comfort to the families and the nation and it will be a rededication to the mission of space exploration," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said.

The president was expected to meet privately with the families of the Columbia astronauts after the ceremony.

NASA estimated the crowd gathering in a plaza known at the Mall here at between 10,000 and 15,000. Mourners spilled beyond the square and crowded around a pond. They stood among the trees and on the lawns -- waiting to hear the presidential eulogy.

149 posted on 02/04/2003 10:30:49 AM PST by MeekOneGOP ("No comment")
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To: hobbes1
Parents have taken place in every risky endeavor our nation has undertaken, from the exploration of the west, to the New England whalers and trading ships, to the battles in all our wars.

Those with children sometimes have more of a stake in the nation's future. I don't think being an astronaut is "self-actualization."

150 posted on 02/04/2003 10:30:57 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: Howlin

What an absolutely poigniant memorial service.

I stand in awe of the families who are undergoing such stress, and hold the courage of the astronauts in the highest regard.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

151 posted on 02/04/2003 10:31:02 AM PST by section9 (The girl in the picture is Major Motoko Kusanagi from "Ghost In the Shell". Any questions?)
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To: Howlin
It's really a beautiful ceremony...the little stories of each astronaut make it all the more special.
152 posted on 02/04/2003 10:31:43 AM PST by Wait4Truth (I HATE THE MEDIA!!!)
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To: Darlin'
I hope they sing the airmen's verses to 'Eternal Father Strong to Save'.

'Lord guard and guide the men who fly through the great spaces in the sky...'

'Aloft in solitude of space uphold them with Thy saving grace...'

153 posted on 02/04/2003 10:32:03 AM PST by pbear8 ( sed libera nos a malo)
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To: Howlin

154 posted on 02/04/2003 10:32:03 AM PST by NautiNurse (God Bless America)
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To: Howlin
This thread is great, but we can't do it justice for those not able to hear. You all MUST watch the repeat on CSpan tonight
155 posted on 02/04/2003 10:32:30 AM PST by baseballmom
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To: baseballmom
Husband used to say that "he feels more like he does now than he did before." That was a personal statement in our family. He quoted Joshua. "Be strong and of good courage."
156 posted on 02/04/2003 10:32:50 AM PST by Lauratealeaf (We are blessed with our President, George W. Bush)
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To: section9
Is it just me, or is anybody else constantly surprised at how much religion is woven into the daily lives of all these people? And in "government" work?
157 posted on 02/04/2003 10:33:08 AM PST by Howlin
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To: hobbes1
I'm struck by the number of young children as well. However, many more children lose a parent to disease or accident than by dying in the space program. You would have to eliminate all of our military personnel as well, since going to war is inherently dangerous.

158 posted on 02/04/2003 10:33:15 AM PST by Aggie Mama
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To: Howlin
United States Navy Band Sea Chanters singing "Eternal Father."

This should put me over the top.

159 posted on 02/04/2003 10:34:14 AM PST by Howlin
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To: pbear8
Indeed, "Eternal Father Strong to Save" now being sung.
160 posted on 02/04/2003 10:34:22 AM PST by Miss Marple
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