[eastsider]

At this point I want to compliment whoever was in charge of the planning for the event, because I feel that whoever had this responsibility did a very good job.

That would be the Military District of Washington.

[GOP Soccer Mom]

I really wanted to go, too. I was ten when he was first elected, and for some reason, no amount of harping from the press could make me dislike him (or Nancy). After I read "When Character Was King" (Peggy Noonan), I fell in love with him, so to speak. But, alas, my daughters are 5 and 2, and though we are a mere 4 hours away from DC, there is no way on Earth that the girls would have been up for a trip over there (with only Mommy!) and then standing in line for as long as some did! But I sure do wish I could have gone. It must have been amazing.

Do you think we'll be allowed to leave something at the grave at the library in California? We will eventually get there when the girls are older.

[snopercod]

Thanks for the report. [Here's another first-hand FReeper report] by joanie-f.

We must be neighbors. I'm out past Brevard. Where you?

[AzSteven]

I had checked into flying to DC on Monday, but the short notice and the poor air connections to Tucson meant that I could not get a flight for less than $500, a little more than I could jsutify right now. Still, I will always regret not being there for the procession.

[Steve Schulin]

It was really nice to talk to the folks in line. My brother and I were especially taken by the affection for President Reagan shown by a college kid (history and economics student) from Tennessee who wasn't even born when Reagan began first term. Several folks comforted me when I was brought to tears by the air force missing man formation. We were right near the front of the line, and even a reporter, attracted by my reaction, was quite polite in respecting my shake of the head.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[VOA]

bump for publicity