But I knew what the news would be once we arrived back home, and now...oh my God...
I have no words Jeff, so I'll just quote President Reagan, from a speech delivered twenty years ago tomorrow, standing on the sands of Omaha Beach, and when my sons, who right now only understand that Daddy is sad, and that's why there are tears in his eyes, ask me "who was Ronald Reagan?", I'll tell them Jeff, with every bit of my heart I'll tell them that he was the greatest man to serve America in my lifetime, and I will repeat his words of that day on the sand of Omaha Beach, they will be my pledge to the Gipper, to my sons, and to us all:
"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free."
God Bless you Mr President, rest easy now, we will carry on, and may God continue to bless America.
We will always be prepared, so we may always be free
To freedom, and to the man of our time who was most influential in preserving it.
I’ve always believed that this land was set aside in an uncommon way, that a divine plan placed this great continent between the oceans to be found by a people from every corner of the earth who had a special love of faith, freedom and peace. - Ronald Reagan