Posted on 06/10/2004 8:56:31 AM PDT by joanie-f
An attempt to share yesterday with you all ...
Thank you, Joanie. Your eloquence speaks volumes.
Quite simply, one DAMNED GOOD President. I'd have followed him to Hell with a cup of warm spit to kick the Devil's ASS!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us all.
WOW!- Thanks for the post!
What a beautiful and moving essay - it added so much to my TV experience of the procession.
This is bookmarked - excellent reporting.
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Good stuff.
IMHO, I'd encourage you, in a few days, or a week, to write again, after you've had the time to ponder the impressions of the day. Also, I definitely think many here would like to hear your first-hand report of the conversation with the perso who was at the Pentagon on 9/11..
Again, a superb job..many thanks..
Wow.....Great post!! Thank you.
Your narration allowed me to be there with you. What a wonderful gift......thank you!
I watched some of the cortege and the ceremony.
I was struck by two things:
The respectful behavior of the crowd. Respectful to his memory and to the surroundings. No trash or rowdiness. Commendable.
Secondly, the stars and bars are really pretty. What a very beautiful flag we have. Of course, I have noticed this before and I am sure everyone feels this way about their national emblem....well, almost everyone
Wonderful tribute Joanie.
Thanks for posting all the photos.
Since I was watching on C-SPAN with no commentary, I'd wondered if those weren't his boots. I thought they looked like some I've seen in wearing in photos taken when he was riding. I got this notion because they were brown, rather than the usual black, and were of a slightly different style than the military boots one usually sees in these circumstances.
One person in our vicinity called out, ‘God bless you, Nancy’
That was clearly audible on the C-SPAN coverage, so it was heard by millions.
Thank you for the pictures.
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Joanie, you've done much to ease the pain I'm feeling, and I'm willing to bet a lot of Freepers feel the same way. Thank you very much!
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What a tremendous tribute! Thank you for your well-written words and your first hand account of yesterday's events. I hope it is acceptable that I have printed your tribute for my children (one who will be voting for the first time this year) to read. My words have fallen terribly short when I have tried to explain President Reagan's greatness to them. You have done him justice. Thank you.
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