Posted on 06/09/2004 1:36:48 PM PDT by Howlin
Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base scheduled for 5 P.M. EDT.
Beginning of procession: 16th and Constitution at 6:00 P.M.
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The procession begins at 16 th Street and Constitution Avenue with the ceremonial transfer of remains of former President Ronald Reagan from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson for the processional to the Capitol. The casket transfer will take place at 6 p.m. and caisson continues east with formal military escort.
The public will be able to pay final respects while the remains lie in state in the Capitol rotunda from 7:00 p.m. through Friday, June 11, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.
That's what I said up the thread....I will never forget it from JFK!
People are applauding Reagan's life... he was 93...
Thanks for the pictures, for us office bound folks.
WOW!!!!
He's a standardbred pacer.... off the track.
I don't know how far, but Brit Hume said it would take about 50 minutes.
The applause, to me, is almost a happy thank you to President Reagan.
We're all seeing the same thing with SGT York.
factoid about the caisson and horses:
-The caisson and caparisoned horse:
Perhaps the most indelible image of a presidential state funeral is the procession of six horses pulling the black artillery caisson that bears the flag-draped casket. Only the three horses on the left are mounted, a tradition dating to when one artillery horse in every pair carried provisions instead of a rider.
Behind the caisson is another riderless horse, with an empty saddle and the rider's boots reversed in the stirrups, symbolizing a warrior who will ride no more. The caisson and caparisoned horse are central in the Wednesday evening procession to the Capitol. The caparisoned horse for Reagan's procession is Sgt. York, a solid black standardbred retired from the racetrack.
I can imagine the hours that are used to train these horses.
Keep the video captures coming for the cube-bound here in Reagan Country (California).
You know, I think the crowd is trying desperately to buoy her up with love and respect.
LOL
and his saddle (according to commentary from FOX)
No. I wish they would remain silent in respect.
Jumpy? Must be John Kerry under it like Waldo, trying to hop aboard for a photo op. Good for Sgt. York to buck!
THose motorcycle cops (?) leading are great -- it is very hard to ride that slowly and stay in a formation.
The backward facing boots on the riderless horse, in reference to the fallen leader looking back toward his troops as his body leaves the battlefield on the caisson.
Neither will I.
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