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To: cgk

That's a great behind-the-scenes look at the caisson preparation. Thanks for both the pix.


36 posted on 06/08/2004 11:15:54 AM PDT by eastsider
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To: eastsider
Quite welcome... there are a few more in the slideshow Yahoo has running... about 10 or so out of the 300. You can access the slideshow 1/3 of the way down this story, on the left:

Reagan Tribute, don't ask me why there are pics of Daschle and Kerry... I'm lost about that.



A caisson rolls on Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 8, 2004, during rehearsals for funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites). Friday will be a national day of mourning, with all federal offices and major financial markets closed. The state funeral will be held at Washington National Cathedral, with President Bush (news - web sites) delivering a eulogy. The former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda prior to the funeral. (AP Photo/Lauren Burke)

U.S. military honor guards rehearse with a caisson on the West Front of the Capitol Building in Washington, June 8, 2004. Former U.S. Presdient Ronald Reagan (news - web sites)'s body will be flown to Washington to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol from Wednesday evening. Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, died on Saturday at 93 of pneumonia after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease (news - web sites). REUTERS/William Philpott
39 posted on 06/08/2004 11:23:31 AM 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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