I listened over the radio, to try to prevent that. Got a few sniffles, anyway. A great tribute from England's second-greatest PM of the 20th century. I have no doubt she could have done Churchill's job, too.
I did turn on the TV, anyway, just long enough to watch the casket leaving the cathedral. When the President was given his salute, I came to attention and delivered my first-and-only salute to him as Commander-in-Chief, since I was not privileged to have served under him.
And as AirForce One takes off, it's heading towards Tolkien's Undying West.
"And as AirForce One takes off, it's heading towards Tolkien's Undying West."
There was a point during one of the eulogies where someone made a reference to Reagan going "into the West" and I wondered if they were making an allusion to Tolkien.