Fayetteville [N.C.] native escorts first lady

Fayetteville Observer [Fayetteville, N.C.] ^ | June 11, 2004 | Greg Barnes, Staff Writer

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[mykdsmom]

Cool, she must be SO proud.

My 9 year son told me he would like to be in the military some day but he didn't want to make me sad if he had to go to war. I told him I would be sad and be worried for him and miss him but I would never be more proud of him then if he chose to serve our country in the military.

I also told him that if he died while fighting for our freedom, I could think of no more honorable way to die or anything more worth dying for.

MKM

[NavySEAL F-16]

My wife and I feel the same way; however, my wife says it was easier for her being the wife of a fighter pilot than being the mother of a Navy SEAL.

[dstarr]

Thanks for posting this for me. I don't know the mother or her daughters but I know they are proud.

[Darlin']

What a lovely story. Maj Gen Jackman was simply flawless, he was splendid. You would have thought he had been doing that very duty for years. Mrs Reagan seemed to trust him comletely and he seemed to anticipate her every need.

[McGavin999]

The funeral was perfect and the good General was the perfect escort. He was strong and steady and he just looked like the kind of man Ronald Reagan would have picked to take care of his Nancy.

He was so tender with her it made my eyes well up.

[texasflower]

Both of you had wonderful comments regarding the incredible way Maj. General Jackman took care of Mrs. Reagan.

I teared up when I read both of your comments.

[wimpycat]

He's done a good job, and he's not too hard to look at, either. :-) I was just telling my husband last night that I thought they found someone of just the right age and appearance to escort Mrs. Reagan. I'm sure it had to do with his rank and post, but it's good that they didn't get someone too young and good looking, or too old to look like he's up to the job. Like the baby bear's porridge, he's just right.

[Right_in_Virginia]

He was so tender with her it made my eyes well up.

Yes, he was. The General is a true officer and gentleman.

[Brad’s Gramma]

You've said it all.

[Darlin']

Just right is a very good description. He looks like someone from "central casting" for dashing officer. :) Of course, he is also the commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, DC and as such he was in charge of coordinating everything about the entire funeral in addition to escorting Mrs Reagan.

[freekitty]

Major Gen. Jackson has done a superb job escorting Nancy Reagan. He never misses a beat.

[freekitty]

Excuse me, Major Gen. Jackman.

[Turnbull]

Maj. Gen. Jackman did a splendid job.
BTW Fayetteville is a military town, adjacent
to Fort Bragg and its 82nd Airborne Division
plus special ops trainees.

[kayak]

Major General Jackman did a superb job. He maintained full military decorum and yet was sensitive and attentive to Nancy's every need.

He and all the other members of our military who have been involved in this week's events have made me so very, very proud of our armed forces.

God bless them and keep them!

[ecurbh]

Pingaling!

[StarCMC]

TO be honest I hadn't noticed the escort of the Bushes. But the general with Nancy had my attention -- he made me SO proud -- the respect and care he showed her was so beautiful to watch it brought tears to my eyes!

[TruthNtegrity]

And MG Jackman has only been on the job for about a year!

Do you know - he will be in charge of the Inauguration for 2005 - and please dear God, let it be for Pres. Bush's second term.