LIVE THREAD: Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Arrival at the Capitol

www.freerepublic.com | June 9, 2004

[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.

[YaYa123]

CNNreporter describes it this way:

except for a few shouts of love to Nancy, it was incredible silence, solemnity, and respect from the crowd, as the casket was transferred to the caisson.

I flipped over to MSNBC for a sec....Mathews was talking to a famous JOhnson democrat about Johnson's funeral.....jeez!

[glock rocks]

airships.

[Howlin]

Some of us met Major at a Bush speech in Winston-Salem; he's WONDERFUL!

[Darlin']

The sight of that procession coming up Constitution is just so beautiful.

[goodnesswins]

Well.....this will be a story to tell the great grandchildren.....

[McGruff]

If anybody with a broadband connection wants to watch on-line try this link from www.wnbc.com.

[Peach]

I think it was Peter Jennings whose father told him to be quiet during moments like these with the words "let them hear the hoofbeats".

[mkj6080]

I cannot ***ing believe this. There is a break room with a TV with access to the news channels. I had it on FOX news for the procession and I left for a few minutes and someone eating lunch switched to CNN Healdines News. This guy must be a Reagan hater!!! I have to wait until the video is on the Fox news site.

[SirTaurus]

There is a write up on the USTA(united states trotting assoc.) web site www.ustrotting .com about the riderless horse .

Sgt York is a 9 year old retired standardbred race horse, who is quite used to crowds and distractions. The horses pulling the caisson are warmblood crosses.

Yes many hours are put into training them. and the do several missions (Military weddings and funerals every year.

[PhiKapMom]

I remember we got the day off from school and I watched on TV -- also played this song in the band at Memorial Day in the small town in Ohio where I grew up.

[Maigrey]

Unlike one other in recent times???

I feel for the police who have been overcome with the heat.

[PJ-Comix]

What tune is the band playing?

[cgk]

[July 4th]

What song is it?

[BunnySlippers]

I, too, would like the crowd to be silent ... and no band music ... just the drummer. I remember the Kennedy funeral in that chilling black and white TV as being very elegant. But then, everyone was grieving at a young president struck down. Different.

[MeekOneGOP]

Reagan is riding for the last time right now, boots backward .....

[Darlin']

I'm sure it must be. Lots and lots of practice.

[Howlin]

Blackjack!

Gimme a prize!

[Terriergal]

I keep expecting Kerry to pop in somewhere in this.

Or Daschle: "I am deeply saddened..."