A Reagan Vigil ~ June 11th, 2004 ~ Columbia, Missouri

June 12th, 2004 | Scott7278, Gulfwar1Vet

[GulfWar1Vet]

Canopy right before the Vigil...

Dewey Crepeau speaking..one of 3 speakers that day...

Dogrobber and Bluesagewoman putting the final details together...Pic of Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign poster...

Another view of Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign poster...

Pic of Gulfwar1vet, the "rock" according to Bluesagewoman. I had to keep the Flag, the Flower vase and the Pic from not flying away due to the wind. LOL

View of crowd...Tribune said 80, we say 100-150.

Another view...

Dogrobber and Scott7278 at lunch after Vigil. Dog is on phone. LoL

[GulfWar1Vet]

PING!!

[scott7278]

Ping.

[scott7278]

"View of crowd...Tribune said 80, we say 100-150. "

KOMU-TV reported "dozens." Isn't that funny?

[surelyclintonsbaddream]

That was absolutely breath-taking. Thank you all for doing this great thing. That will be etched in your mind for all time. "Good job"

[Prov3456]

Wow. Great report. Great event. I don't know how I missed the PR, or the event, but I'm sorry I did.

Good job, MidMissouri Patriots.

RIP President Ronald Reagan. We will miss you.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You for honoring President Reagan

[zip]

THANK YOU FOR STANDING TALL IN LIBERAL COLUMBIA.

KOMU-TV reported "dozens." Isn't that funny?

For those FReepers not familiar with KOMU TV, it is owned and operated by the University of Missouri AND IS THE STATION THAT PROHIBITED ON AIR STAFF FROM WEARING THE FLAG OR ANY PATRIOTIC PINS FOLLOWING 9/11. Is this a great University or what?

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

Good job, Columbia Freepers! We're proud of the Gipper and proud of you!

(BTW, we had our regular Freeps today in Greeley and Fort Collins).

[GulfWar1Vet]

I am surprised that KOMU had anything to say. I must have missed it while cruising the alphabet soups on tv. LOL

"Dozens", eh? Methinks they need to go have remidial math, you think?

[scott7278]

Here is where I found that little bit of info:

http://www.komu.com/html/htmlWinter2004/reagan061104.htm

[scott7278]

"THANK YOU FOR STANDING TALL IN LIBERAL COLUMBIA."

Wouldn't have it any other way. ;)

[scott7278]

I think I speak for all of us when I say that we were honored and humbled to pay our respects to the great Ronald Reagan.

[No!]

It looks like it was done with dignity, class, and a little Missouri common sense!

For that, I salute you!

Thank you for your efforts honoring President Reagan.

God Bless America

[BlueOneGolf]

A fitting tribute to the greatest President of the 20th Century. I'm usually not an emotional man but watching the many services and ceremonies for President Reagan this week I was overcome with tears I could not choke back on several occasions. President Reagan's beliefs were the foundation of my political ideology that developed when I was in high school. I joined the Army and served in the 8th Infantry Div. in Baumholder, West Germany from April '87 to April '89 and all but the last three months President Reagan was my Commander-in-Chief. We trained in those cold, dark German forests in preparation for the awful day that never came; the invasion of the West by the Evil Empire.

I transferred to Ft. Lewis, WA. in May of '89 and it was there that I watched the Berlin Wall being torn down on TV. It was only then that I realized the small part I had played in President Reagan's vision and I knew instinctively that it was his leadership and strength that had made that event happen and I knew that I had served under Greatness itself. Those memories came flooding back this week and I truly mourned our terrible loss. His life continues to be an inspiration to me and I vowed this week to try to emulate the way he lived his life: honesty, courage, strength of character, humor, love for his wife, love of Country, love for his Savior Christ the Lord, and the constant striving to be the best he could be. Rest forever in the arms of the Lord, Mr. President. You are deeply loved and respected...and you will be missed. Godspeed.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Blue..thank you for your post. I,too, was stationed in Germany, although I was under the command of Bush I when I went there to the 1st Armour Division in Ansbach.

As I look back, I am grateful that Reagan did support and increase the military, or the Gulf War might had a different ending.

RWR is gonna be missed.

[scott7278]

I wanted to thank you both for your service to this wonderful nation. You and all servicemen played a LARGE part in fulfilling President Reagan's mission, and this nation is better because of you.

God bless you both.

[bluesagewoman]

Thank you and to Scott for all you have done. The wind and intense heat made it a bit difficult yesterday, but with the whole team working everything went fine.

BTW, the Missourian stated there were more than 100 at the rally. The reporter actually counted them all (130 was what she told me). It seems someone had complained before it started that the local media always underestimates the crowd if it is not a liberal group. LOL. Guess the other reporters proved the point.

[scott7278]

"It seems someone had complained before it started that the local media always underestimates the crowd if it is not a liberal group."

I said that it was funny in an earlier post that it was reported as "dozens" instead of 130, but it's really not funny at all. It's downright deceptive.

Thankfully, photographs do not lie.