As much as the Marines liked Bush it still didn’t compare to how they loved Reagan. President Reagan is the only President whom the Marines would hold a salute even when they were saluting his back. They tolerate Obama. They respected Bush. But they loved Reagan.
Check out post #45 here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169892/posts
That Marine is holding the salute long after the President passed by. It looks like he is saluting President Bush’s back.